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uppercase

up·per·case
U u

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [uhp-er-keys]
    • /ˈʌp ərˈkeɪs/
    • /ˈʌpəks/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uhp-er-keys]
    • /ˈʌp ərˈkeɪs/

Definitions of uppercase word

  • adjective uppercase (of an alphabetical character) capital. 1
  • adjective uppercase Printing. pertaining to or belonging in the upper case. 1
  • verb with object uppercase to print or write with an uppercase letter. 1
  • noun uppercase a capital letter. 1
  • adjective uppercase letter: capital 1
  • noun uppercase capital letters 1

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Origin of uppercase

First appearance:

before 1730
One of the 48% newest English words
First recorded in 1730-40; upper1 + case2

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Uppercase

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

uppercase popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

uppercase usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for uppercase

noun uppercase

  • letter — a person who lets, especially one who rents out property.

Antonyms for uppercase

noun uppercase

  • lowercase — (of an alphabetical letter) of a particular form often different from and smaller than its corresponding capital letter, and occurring after the initial letter of a proper name, of the first word in a sentence, etc. Examples: a, b, q, r.
  • minuscule — very small.

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