upper case
The capital letters A, B, C, .The capital letters A, B, C, ... as opposed to the small letters a, b, c, ....
» "G" is an upper-case character.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)The capital letters A, B, C, ... as opposed to the small letters a, b, c, ....
Großbuchstaben, Großschreibung, Majuskeln
прописны́е бу́квыpropisnýje búkvy, загла́вные бу́квыzaglávnyje búkvy, ве́рхний реги́стрvérxnij regístr
заголо́вні лі́териzaholóvni lítery, вели́кі лі́териvelýki lítery, ве́рхній регі́стрvérxnij rehístr
Examples
3 sentences"G" is an upper-case character.
Letters have two cases: upper case and lower case.
ruУ букв два регистра: нижний и верхний.
Many writing systems don't have any difference between upper case and lower case letters.
ruВо многих системах письма нет различия между заглавными и строчными буквами.
Translations
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Origin
Named for the original arrangement in typesetting, where the drawer or case containing capNamed for the original arrangement in typesetting, where the drawer or case containing capital letters would traditionally be located above the one containing small letters.
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Synonyms
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2 antonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable