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    uppercase

    uppercase - Dictionary definition and meaning for word uppercase

    Definition
    (noun) one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis
    Example Sentence
    • 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
    Definition
    (adj) relating to capital letters which were kept in the top half of a compositor's type case
    Example Sentence
    • uppercase letters; X and Y and Z etc
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