In type, the largest letters in a given type size. In handwritten scripts, letters modeled on ancient Roman capital letters. For handwritten scripts without ascenders or descenders more generally, prefer "majuscule."
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capitals (letters)
capitals, full
caps (letters)
full capitals
letters, capital
letters, uppercase
upper case
upper case letters
uppercase
uppercase letters
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