upper case

Meanings

• Noun or Adjective (capital letter)

  The first letter of a word is written or printed in a larger or bolder font than the rest of the letters.

  - "The title of a book is written in upper case."
  - "The first letter of each word in a sentence is written in upper case."
  - "The abbreviation USA is written in upper case."

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Antonyms

lower case , minuscule , mixed case

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Synonyms

majuscule , u/c

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Variants

List of all variants of upper case that leads to same result
uppercase , uppercases , uppercased , uppercasing , upper case , upper cases

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

Upper case refers to the larger or bolder letters used for the first letter of a word or title. The term comes from the days of manual typesetting when each letter was set individually in a larger size case.

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Trivia

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1. The first known use of upper case letters dates back to ancient Rome.

2. The term 'capital' comes from the Latin word for head, as the capital letter represents the head of a word or title.

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Related Concepts

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1. Lower case: The smaller or normal-sized letters used for the rest of a word or text.

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Culture

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Upper case is used in various cultural contexts, such as in titles, names, and acronyms. In literature, it is used for emphasis, to denote a new paragraph, or to differentiate between similar words.

How to Memorize "upper case"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize the larger or bolder font of the first letter in a word or title.
   - Imagine writing with a larger pen or typing with a larger font size for the first letter.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the upper case letter with the beginning of a word or title.
   - Think of the capital letter as a sign of importance or prominence.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Capital Cats Can Climb Chairs' to remember that capital letters come before lowercase letters in the alphabet.
   - Create a mental image of a capital letter to help remember its shape and size.

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