upper-case letter

noun

Synonym of capital letter.

Similar
capital lettercapitaluppercasemajuscule
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Meanings

nounupper-case letter (plural upper-case letters)

plural upper-case letters · alternative upper case letter · alternative uppercase letter

  1. Synonym of capital letter.

    Synonyms: capital letter

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of capital letter.

Similar
capital letter

More synonyms by meaning

nounone of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis

Similar
capitalcapital letteruppercasemajuscule
Broader
charactergraphgrapheme
Also see
capitalcapital lettermajusculeuppercase

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Spanish letra de caja alta, letra versal
  • letra de caja altacapital letter
  • letra versalcapital letter
  • letra titularcapital letter
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APA

upper-case letter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/upper-case%20letter

MLA

“upper-case letter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/upper-case%20letter. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “upper-case letter,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/upper-case%20letter.

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