capital, great, majuscule
(adjective) uppercase; “capital A”; “great A”; “many medieval manuscripts are in majuscule script”
majuscule
(adjective) of or relating to a style of writing characterized by somewhat rounded capital letters; 4th to 8th centuries
capital, capital letter, uppercase, upper-case letter, majuscule
(noun) one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis; “printers once kept the type for capitals and for small letters in separate cases; capitals were kept in the upper half of the type case and so became known as upper-case letters”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
majuscule (plural majuscules)
A capital letter, especially one used in ancient manuscripts.
Source: Wiktionary
Ma*jus"cule, n. Etym: [Cf. F. majuscule. See Majusculæ.]
Definition: A capital letter; especially, one used in ancient manuscripts. See Majusculæ. Majuscule writing, writing composed wholly of capital letters, especially the style which prevailed in Europe from the third to the sixth century.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
16 June 2025
(noun) raspberry of China and Japan having pale pink flowers grown for ornament and for the small red acid fruits
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
