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  1. upper-case letter:


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Detailed Synonyms for upper-case letter in English

upper-case letter:

upper-case letter [the ~] nomen

  1. the upper-case letter
    – one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis 1
    the capital; the capital letter; the majuscule; the upper-case letter; the uppercase
    – one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis 1
    • capital [the ~] nomen
      • 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 letters1
    • capital letter [the ~] nomen
    • majuscule [the ~] nomen
    • upper-case letter [the ~] nomen
      • 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 letters1
    • uppercase [the ~] nomen

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Related Definitions for "upper-case letter":

  1. one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis1
    • 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 letters1

Related Synonyms for upper-case letter