What does "upper case" mean?

The capital letters A, B, C, ... as opposed to the small letters a, b, c, ....

What is a synonym for "upper case"?

Common synonyms include: abecedarian, allographic, alphabetic, ascender, back, bastard type.

Upper case

noun

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Noun

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The capital letters A, B, C, ... as opposed to the small letters a, b, c, .... uncountable

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abecedarian allographic alphabetic ascender back bastard type

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lower case

Etymology

Named for the original arrangement in typesetting, where the drawer or case containing capital letters would traditionally be located above the one containing small letters.

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