uppercase
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uppercase
adjective upper-case
- Written in upper case; capital. In German, the ß character is called eszett. It’s used in “Straße,” the word for street, and in the expletive “Scheiße.” It’s often transliterated as “ss,” and strangely enough, it’s never had an official uppercase counterpart.
Opposite: lowercase
noun
- Alternative form of upper case
verb uppercases · uppercasing · uppercased
- To convert (text) to upper case.
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adjective
Opposite: lowercase
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adj written in upper case
| Español | versal, de caja alta, titular |
|---|---|
| Français | majuscule |
| Deutsch | großgeschrieben, groß |
| Русский | загла́вный zaglávnyj, прописно́й propisnój, большо́й bolʹšój |
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