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title case

title case noun: the capitalization of text in which the first letter of each major (important) word is set as a capital.

Noun

title case (uncountable)

  1. The capitalization of text in which the first letter of each major (important) word is set as a capital.

Synonyms of title case

Origin of title case

From title + case, because it is the casing (letter case pattern) traditionally often used for document titles (as well as headings and other display type) in English orthography.

Questions about title case

What does title case mean?
Title case means the capitalization of text in which the first letter of each major (important) word is set as a capital.
What part of speech is title case?
Title case is a noun.

Words near title case in the dictionary

  1. title
  2. title bar
  3. title bars
  4. title card
  5. title cards
  6. title case
  7. title character
  8. title characters
  9. title companies
  10. title company
  11. title deed

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