mayúscula

Definitions of mayúscula
  1. noun
    one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis
    synonyms: caja alta, letra mayúscula
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    antonyms:
    caja baja, letra minúscula, minúscula
    the characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositor's type case
    types:
    versalita
    a character having the form of an upper-case letter but the same height as lower-case letters
    type of:
    carácter, grafía
    a written symbol that is used to represent speech
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