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

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Example Sentences

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upper case

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

The first lady’s Twitter account, @MELANIATRUMP, has her name and her handle in upper case.

From The Guardian ● Aug. 21, 2018

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

From Slate ● Nov. 1, 2017

It’s spelled with an upper case letter in the earlier Amendments, but with a lower case letter from the Fourteenth Amendment on.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 23, 2014

She laid a hand on the upper case.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

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