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Upper case — Upper Up per, a.; comp. of {Up}. Being further up, literally or figuratively; higher in place, position, rank, dignity, or the like; superior; as, the upper lip; the upper side of a thing; the upper house of a legislature. [1913 Webster] {The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
upper case — Case Case (k[=a]s), n. [OF. casse, F. caisse (cf. It. cassa), fr. L. capsa chest, box, case, fr. capere to take, hold. See {Capacious}, and cf. 4th {Chase}, {Cash}, {Enchase}, 3d {Sash}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A box, sheath, or covering; as, a case… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
upper case — adjective upper case letters of the alphabet are CAPITAL LETTERS, for example A, F, and T ╾ ,upper case noun uncount ─ opposite LOWER CASE … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Upper CASE — Upper CASE, CASE … Universal-Lexikon
upper case — n [U] technical letters written in capitals (A, B, C) rather than in small form (a, b, c) … Dictionary of contemporary English
upper case — ► NOUN ▪ capital letters … English terms dictionary
upper case — ADJ: usu ADJ n Upper case letters are capital letters. Most schools teach children lower case letters first, and upper case letters later. Ant: lower case N UNCOUNT Upper case is also a noun. I m wondering if per capita ought to have upper case,… … English dictionary
upper-case — /ˈʌpə keɪs / (say upuh kays) adjective 1. (of a letter) capital (opposed to small). 2. Printing relating to or belonging in the upper case. See case2 (def. 10). –verb (t) (upper cased, upper casing) 3. to print or write with an upper case letter… …
upper case — Прописные буквы (Capital, Upper case, Uc) Буквы, отличающиеся от строчных [буква по размеру меньше заглавной, иногда отличаются по рисунку] высотой, а иногда и формой. С прописных букв начинают первое слово в предложении, имена собственные и… … Шрифтовая терминология
upper case — UK / US adjective [uncountable] upper case letters of the alphabet are capital letters, for example A , F , and T • See: lower case Derived word: upper case UK / US noun uncountable … English dictionary
ˌupper ˈcase — adj upper case letters of the alphabet are CAPITAL LETTERS, for example ‘A , ‘F , and ‘T ˌupper ˈcase noun [U] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
