English Explanatory Dictionary

small caps

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Capital letters shown in the same form but in small size (typically of the same size as lower-case letters).
noun
  1. plural of small cap

Word forms

small caps

Etymology

1856. Compare caps (“capitals”), 1856; small capitals, 1770.

Synonyms

small capitals

Related words

upper case lower case caps and small caps

Derived words

smallcap
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