| a. | 1. | Of, pertaining to, or designating, a certain style of letters used in ancient manuscripts, esp. in Greek and Latin manuscripts. The letters are somewhat rounded, and the upstrokes and downstrokes usually have a slight inclination. These letters were used as early as the 1st century |
| n. | 1. | An uncial letter. |
| Noun | 1. | uncial - a style of orthography characterized by somewhat rounded capital letters; found especially in Greek and Latin manuscripts of the 4th to 8th centuries |
| Adj. | 1. | uncial - relating to or written in majuscule letters (which resemble modern capitals); "uncial letters" |