English Explanatory Dictionary

upper case

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The capital letters A, B, C, ... as opposed to the small letters a, b, c, ....

Word forms

upper case uppercase

Etymology

Named for the original arrangement in typesetting, where the drawer or case containing capital letters would traditionally be located above the one containing small letters.

Synonyms

majuscule u/c

Antonyms

lower case minuscule

Related words

all caps case dependent case insensitive case sensitive small caps
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