small capital
small capital is the singular of small capitals.
Meaning of small capitals
Noun
small capitals pl (plural only)
- Synonym of small caps.
- Small capitals in an example identify the word receiving the nuclear accent of the clause, or (in most cases) an extra heavy contrastive accent.
[“Bill was the one who wrote this note.” — “No.] Pete wrote it.”2006, Renaat Declerck, Susan Reed, Bert Cappelle, “The Grammar of the English Verb Phrase”, in The Grammar of the English Tense System, volume 1, →ISBN, page 6
- Synonyms:
- small caps
- Small capitals in an example identify the word receiving the nuclear accent of the clause, or (in most cases) an extra heavy contrastive accent.
Forms of small capital
| plural | small capitals |
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Questions about small capital
- What is small capital the singular of?
- Small capital is the singular of small capitals.
Words near small capital in the dictionary
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