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upper-case

upper-case is the alternative spelling of uppercase.

Meaning of uppercase

Adjective

uppercase (not comparable)

  1. Written in upper case; capital.
    • In German, the ß character is called eszett. It’s used in “Straße,” the word for street, and in the expletive “Scheiße.” It’s often transliterated as “ss,” and strangely enough, it’s never had an official uppercase counterpart.2017 July 20, Thu-Huong Ha, “Germany has ended a century-long debate over a missing letter in its alphabet”, in Quartz, archived from the original on 04 Mar 2019

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Phrases with upper-case

Questions about upper-case

What is upper-case the alternative spelling of?
Upper-case is the alternative spelling of uppercase.

Words near upper-case in the dictionary

  1. Upper Wendish
  2. Upper West Side
  3. Upper Wilsons Creek
  4. Upper Woodstock
  5. Upper Xiajiadian culture
  6. upper-case
  7. upper-case letter
  8. upper-case letters
  9. upper-class
  10. upper-class twit
  11. upper-class twits

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