maiuscule

Example:The editor insisted that the use of capitals (maiuscules) was crucial for clarity in the text.

Definition:The large letter of an alphabet, as opposed to a lowercase letter, used for the first letter of a sentence, proper nouns, or to start the text in books or documents.

Example:The default setting on the new printer was to output text in uppercase (maiuscule) letters.

Definition:A set of letters in Roman type in which the letters are all capital or majuscule, as distinguished from lowercase (the small letters).

Example:She started her business name with an A, a maiuscule letter representing a new beginning.

Definition:The symbol representing the first letter of the alphabet in many writing systems, used as a capital or maiuscule in languages that use the Latin alphabet, such as English.