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US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈʌpɚˈkeɪs/


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
up•per•case /ˈʌpɚˈkeɪs/USA pronunciation   adj., 
  1. (of an alphabetical character) capital:uppercase characters like A, B, and C.

n. [uncountable]
  1. capital letters when they are thought of as a group. Compare lowercase.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
up′per case′, [Print.]
  1. PrintingSee under case 2 (def. 8).
  • 1675–85

up•per•case  (up′ər kās′),USA pronunciation adj., v., -cased, -cas•ing, n. 
adj. 
  1. (of an alphabetical character) capital.
  2. [Print.]pertaining to or belonging in the upper case.

v.t. 
  1. to print or write with an uppercase letter.

n. 
  1. a capital letter. Cf. lowercase. 
  • upper1 + case2 1730–40

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
upper case n
  1. the top half of a compositor's type case in which capital letters, reference marks, and accents are kept
 adj (upper-case when prenominal)
  1. of or relating to capital letters used in the setting or production of printed or typed matter
Abbreviation: uc
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