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upper case
large letters, capital letters (i.e. A, B, C, etc.)
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Capital letters
Capital letters or majuscules (in the Roman alphabet: A, B, C, D, ...) are one type of case in a writing system. Capital letters (also simply called capitals or caps) are also known as upper case; manual typesetters kept them in the upper drawers of a desk, keeping the more frequently used minuscule letters on the lower shelf. This practice may date back to Johann Gutenberg.
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upper case
Noun
1. one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis; "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"
(synonym) capital, capital letter, upper-case letter, majuscule
(antonym) small letter, lower case, lower-case letter, minuscule
(hypernym) character, grapheme, graphic symbol
(hyponym) small capital, small cap
1. one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis; "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"
(synonym) capital, capital letter, upper-case letter, majuscule
(antonym) small letter, lower case, lower-case letter, minuscule
(hypernym) character, grapheme, graphic symbol
(hyponym) small capital, small cap