bicapitalization

noun

The practice of spelling a two-word name without a space, using a capital letter to indicate the start of each constituent word. (Most words thus formed, but not all, are trade names.)

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Meanings

bicapitalization1

nounbicapitalization (uncountable)

alternative BiCapitalization

  1. uncountableThe practice of spelling a two-word name without a space, using a capital letter to indicate the start of each constituent word. (Most words thus formed, but not all, are trade names.)
    1 more example

    Retain internal capitalization for trademark names that use bicapitalization, or intercaps, in which one or more letters within names are capitalized in addition to the names' first letter (eg, ScienceDirect and AstraZeneca). However, convert trademark names to conventional capitalization when they use all capital or all lowercase letters. / House of Science not HOUSE OF SCIENCE; Alzheimer's Association not alzheimer's association

    2024, Council of Science Editors, The CSE Manual: Scientific Style and Format for Authors, Editors, and Publishers, 9th edition, Council of Science Editors and University of Chicago Press, →DOI, →ISBN, page 198

BiCapitalization2

nounBiCapitalization (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAlternative letter-case form of bicapitalization.

Origin

bicapitalization · noun

From bi- + capitalization, or, by surface analysis, bi- + capitalize + -ation.

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BiCapitalization · noun

The autological spelling of the word.

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APA

bicapitalization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bicapitalization

MLA

“bicapitalization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bicapitalization. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bicapitalization,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bicapitalization.

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