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uppercase definition

upper·case (up′ər kās′; for n. and adj. also up′ər kās′)

noun

capital-letter type used in printing, as distinguished from small letters (lowercase)

Etymology: from their being kept in the upper of two cases of type

adjective

designating, of, or in uppercase

transitive verb uppercased -·cased′, uppercasing -·cas′·ing

to print in or change to uppercase

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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