Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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uppercase | Yes | Yes | No | No |
lowercase | Yes | Yes | No | No |
uppercase (noun) | lowercase (noun) |
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one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis | the characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositor's type case |
uppercase (adjective) | lowercase (adjective) |
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relating to capital letters which were kept in the top half of a compositor's type case | relating to small (not capitalized) letters that were kept in the lower half of a compositor's type case |