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small capital

small cap·i·tal
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [smawl kap-i-tl]
    • /smɔl ˈkæp ɪ tl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [smawl kap-i-tl]
    • /smɔl ˈkæp ɪ tl/

Definitions of small capital words

  • noun small capital a capital letter of a particular font, the same height as the x-high letters. 1
  • noun small capital printing 1
  • noun small capital a letter having the form of an upper-case letter but the same height as a lower-case letter 0
  • noun small capital a capital letter of smaller size than the regular capital letter used 0
See all 4 definitions of small capital

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Origin of small capital

First appearance:

before 1760
One of the 46% newest English words
First recorded in 1760-70

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Small capital

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Small capital

small capital popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

small capital usage trend in Literature

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