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uppercase noun
Meaning : One of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis.
Example :
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.
Synonyms : capital, capital letter, majuscule, upper-case letter
Translation in other languages :
The characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositor's type case.
lower-case letter, lowercase, minuscule, small letteruppercase adjective
Meaning : Relating to capital letters which were kept in the top half of a compositor's type case.
Example :
Uppercase letters; X and Y and Z etc.
Relating to small (not capitalized) letters that were kept in the lower half of a compositor's type case.
Lowercase letters; a and b and c etc.lowercase
