upper case

American  

noun

Printing.

1. case28

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upper case British  

noun

1. the top half of a compositor's type case in which capital letters, reference marks, and accents are kept

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adjective

1. of or relating to capital letters kept in this case and used in the setting or production of printed or typed matter

verb

1. (tr) to print with upper-case letters; capitalize

Etymology

Origin of upper case

First recorded in 1675–85

Example Sentences

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upper case

The Globe explained that the word has evolved from a description of a person’s skin color to signify a race and culture, and deserves the upper case treatment much the way other ethnic terms do.

From The Guardian ● Jun. 20, 2020

When choosing a password, we're generally advised to use one upper case letter, an unusual character and a number.

From BBC ● May 6, 2020

Although I did choose early on upper case and lower case letters.

From Slate ● Nov. 1, 2017

Alexander noted he hadn’t learned the upper case “G,” and Roxy simply conceded: “I can’t yet.”

From Washington Times ● Jan. 28, 2017

There’s no choice involved: the letter has to be upper case.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton