Uncial: alternatives and connections

The first letter of the English and of many other alphabets. The capital A of the alphabets of Middle and Western Europe, as also the…

Alt. of Ae

A Latin preposition and prefix; akin to Gr. 'anti`, Skr. anti, Goth. and-, anda- (only in comp.), AS. and-, ond-, (only in comp.: cf.…

Pertaining to antiquity.

That which binds, ties, fastens, or confines, or by which anything is fastened or bound, as a cord, chain, etc.; a band; a ligament; a…

A gold coin, so called from being coined at Byzantium. See Bezant.

Of or relating to the first class or rank, especially in literature or art.

To keep in a safe or sound state; to save; to preserve; to protect.

A prefix from Latin de down, from, away; as in debark, decline, decease, deduct, decamp. In words from the French it is equivalent to…

One who deposes or testifies under oath; one who gives evidence; usually, one who testifies in writing.

Expressing, or consisting of, the number two; belonging to two; as, the dual number of nouns, etc. , in Greek.

Internal or inherent power; capacity of acting, operating, or producing an effect, whether exerted or not; as, men possessing energies…

Narrated in a grand style; pertaining to or designating a kind of narrative poem, usually called an heroic poem, in which real or fict…

Pertaining to epistles or letters; suitable to letters and correspondence; as, an epistolary style.

Pertaining to letters or epistles; in the form or style of letters; epistolary.

Same as Eisel. F () F is the sixth letter of the English alphabet, and a nonvocal consonant. Its form and sound are from the Latin. Th…

Of or pertaining to that case (as the second case of Latin and Greek nouns) which expresses source or possession. It corresponds to th…

To make light; to throw light on; to supply with light, literally or figuratively; to brighten.