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How do you use Majuscule in a sentence? See 6 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like uppercase or capital, plus the exact meaning.

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Majuscule in a sentence

Majuscule meaning

  1. A capital letter, especially one used in ancient manuscripts.
  2. Capital letters.

Synonyms of Majuscule

uppercase capital graphic symbol grapheme character upper-case letter capital letter great minuscule majuscular lowercase

Related words

Other words often associated with Majuscule or its synonyms:

small little fibre big cracking assets seat property nifty longhand primary role

Using Majuscule

  • The main meaning on this page is: A capital letter, especially one used in ancient manuscripts. | Capital letters.
  • Useful related words include: uppercase, capital, graphic symbol, grapheme.
  • In the example corpus, majuscule often appears in combinations such as: the majuscule, majuscule forms, majuscule and.

Context around Majuscule

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 34.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 4 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

certain 1×

Often after:

forms 2× capital 1× uppercase 1×

Sentence patterns with Majuscule

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

between the majuscule and minuscule 1× from the majuscule capital form 1× from the majuscule uppercase form 1× hand in majuscule or minuscule 1× mixture of majuscule and minuscule 1× supplant the majuscule forms so 1× which certain majuscule forms frequently 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

both derive from 1× rare and irregular 1× the single story 1× there are two 1× while the set 1×

Common sentence endings:

and minuscule periods 1× majuscule capital form 1× more genuinely minuscule 1× no 1 379 1× of the writers 1× to the left 1×

Words around Majuscule

Just before it in the word index:

majus 2 majury 2 majuru 5 majuro 11 majura 4 majumder 6

Just after it in the word index:

majzoub 2 mak 44 maka 24 makabayan 14 makabe 8 makabu 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aargau 11 abacos 11 abboud 11 abbreviate 11 abdelkader 11 abdomens 11

Corpus analysis for Majuscule

  • In this selection, "majuscule" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 34.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, certain, forms, capital and uppercase stand out and add context to how "majuscule" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include between the majuscule and minuscule and from the majuscule capital form. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "majuscule" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with majuscule

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Both derive from the majuscule (capital) form. (7 words)

Just as some documents written in the early cursive show a mixture of majuscule and minuscule forms, so certain literary papyri of the 3rd century, Oxyrhynchus Papyri, cit., iv, pl. vi, No. 668; xi, pl. vi, No. 1,379. (39 words)

The single-story form derives from the majuscule (uppercase) form by raising the serif that distinguishes it from 'c' to the top of the loop, thus closing the loop, and extending the vertical stroke downward and to the left. (39 words)

Longer example sentences

Rare and irregular at first, they gradually become more numerous and more constant and by degrees supplant the majuscule forms, so that in the history of the Roman cursive there is no precise boundary between the majuscule and minuscule periods. (40 words)

There are two well established classes of Irish writing as early as the 7th century: a large round half-uncial hand, in which certain majuscule forms frequently appear, and a pointed hand, which becomes more cursive and more genuinely minuscule. (40 words)

While the set book-hand, in majuscule or minuscule, shows a tendency to stabilise the forms of the letters, the cursive, often carelessly written, is continually changing in the course of years and according to the preferences of the writers. (40 words)

Example sentences (6)

Rare and irregular at first, they gradually become more numerous and more constant and by degrees supplant the majuscule forms, so that in the history of the Roman cursive there is no precise boundary between the majuscule and minuscule periods.

Both derive from the majuscule (capital) form.

Just as some documents written in the early cursive show a mixture of majuscule and minuscule forms, so certain literary papyri of the 3rd century, Oxyrhynchus Papyri, cit., iv, pl. vi, No. 668; xi, pl. vi, No. 1,379.

There are two well established classes of Irish writing as early as the 7th century: a large round half-uncial hand, in which certain majuscule forms frequently appear, and a pointed hand, which becomes more cursive and more genuinely minuscule.

The single-story form derives from the majuscule (uppercase) form by raising the serif that distinguishes it from 'c' to the top of the loop, thus closing the loop, and extending the vertical stroke downward and to the left.

While the set book-hand, in majuscule or minuscule, shows a tendency to stabilise the forms of the letters, the cursive, often carelessly written, is continually changing in the course of years and according to the preferences of the writers.

Common combinations with majuscule

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "majuscule" in a sentence?
An example: "Rare and irregular at first, they gradually become more numerous and more constant and by degrees supplant the majuscule forms, so that in the history of the Roman cursive there is no precise boundary between the majuscule and minuscule periods." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "majuscule" from authentic English texts.
What does "majuscule" mean?
Majuscule means: A capital letter, especially one used in ancient manuscripts.
What are synonyms of "majuscule"?
Common synonyms of "majuscule" include: uppercase, capital, graphic symbol, grapheme, character, upper-case letter, capital letter, great. Plus 3 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "majuscule" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 6 example sentences with "majuscule", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.