letter case
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English
Noun
letter case (countable and uncountable, plural letter cases)
- (typography, uncountable) The distinction between majuscule (uppercase) and minuscule (lowercase) letters.
- (countable) A case (container) used for carrying letters (messages on paper).
Hyponyms
(each letter considered individually):
- lower case (lowercase), minuscule, small
- upper case (uppercase), capital, majuscule, tall (in tall-man lettering)
(across whole phrases):
Coordinate terms
Translations
distinction
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case
References
- "letter case" in WordNet 2.0, Princeton University, 2003.