small capital
1770 small + capitals Noun
  1. (typography) Synonym of small caps#English|small caps.
    • 2006, Renaat Declerck, Susan Reed, Bert Cappelle, The Grammar of the English Verb Phrase, vol. 1, The Grammar of the English Tense System, ISBN 9783110185898, page 6:
      Small capitals in an example identify the word receiving the nuclear accent of the clause, or (in most cases) an extra heavy contrastive accent.
      [“Bill was the one who wrote this note.” — “No.] smallcaps Pete wrote it.”



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