upper case
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upper case
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Named for the original arrangement in typesetting, where the drawer or case containing capital letters would traditionally be located above the one containing small letters.
noun uppercase
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The capital letters A, B, C, ... as opposed to the small letters a, b, c, ....
Similar: majuscule, u/c · Opposite: lower case, minuscule
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noun capital letters
| Español | mayúsculas, versales, capitales, caja alta, titulares |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 대문자 daemunja |
| 日本語 | 大文字 ōmoji |
| 中文 | 大寫 /大写 dàxiě, 大寫字母 /大写字母 dàxiě zìmǔ |
| हिन्दी | बड़ा अक्षर baṛā akṣar |
| Português | maiúsculas, caixas-altas |
| Français | majuscules, haut-de-casse |
| Deutsch | Großbuchstaben, Großschreibung, Majuskeln, Versalien, Versalbuchstaben, Kapitalbuchstaben |
| Italiano | maiuscoli, lettere maiuscole, caratteri maiuscoli |
| Ελληνικά | κεφαλαία kefalaía, κεφαλαίο γράμμα kefalaío grámma |
| Română | litere mari, majuscule |
| Русский | прописны́е бу́квы propisnýje búkvy, загла́вные бу́квы zaglávnyje búkvy, ве́рхний реги́стр vérxnij regístr, больши́е бу́квы bolʹšíje búkvy |
| Tiếng Việt | chữ hoa |
| العربية | حَرْف كَبِير ḥarf kabīr, أَحْرُف كَبِيرَة ʔaḥruf kabīra, نَسَق كَبِير nasaq kabīr |
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