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| up·per·case [ ùppər káyss ] |
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capital letters: capital letters used in writing, typing, typesetting, or printing
  printed in uppercase
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adjective |
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in capital letters: relating to or written or printed in capital letters
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transitive verb (past and past participle up·per·cased, present participle up·per·cas·ing, 3rd person present singular up·per·cas·es) |
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capitalize something: to write, type, typeset, or print something in capital letters
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| [Mid-18th century. Because types for capital letters were kept in the upper of two type cases] |
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