majuscule
/mə'dʒəskjul/
nounadjective
9 letters3 syllables20 points in Scrabble®27 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS3
NOUN
1
ADJECTIVEOne of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis.
1
Uppercase.
“many medieval manuscripts are in majuscule script”
2
Of or relating to a style of writing characterized by somewhat rounded capital letters; 4th to 8th centuries.
WORD FORMS
Related formmajuscular
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®20 points
Words With Friends®27 points
Double word40 points
Triple word60 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinajusculemay
Starts & ends withM … E
Syllablesma · jus · cule
SYNONYMS & RELATED7
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