upper case
noun/ˌʌpə ˈkeɪs/
/ˌʌpər ˈkeɪs/
[uncountable] (specialist)- capital letters (= the large form of letters, for example A, B, C rather than a, b, c)
- Headings should be in upper case.
- upper-case letters
Word Originreferring originally to two printer's type cases positioned on an angled stand, the case containing the capital letters being higher and further away from the compositor.
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upper case