UPPERCASE


Meaning of UPPERCASE in English

adj.

Pronunciation: ˌ ə -p ə r- ' k ā s

Function: adjective

Etymology: from the compositor's practice of keeping capital letters in the upper of a pair of type cases

Date: 1738

: CAPITAL 1

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