Upper-case Letter (Noun)
Meaning
One of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis; "printers once kept the type for capitals and for small letters in separate cases; capitals were kept in the upper half of the type case and so became known as upper-case letters".
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The word "London" is typically written with an upper-case letter to signify it as a proper noun.
- She instructed the graphic designer to make sure all the upper-case letters in the logo were in bold font.
- In German, all nouns are written with an upper-case letter to distinguish them from other types of words.
- The student made sure to start the first word of the sentence with an upper-case letter to make it grammatically correct.
- In titles and headings, upper-case letters are often used to make the text more noticeable and prominent.