| small capital n. Abbr. sc A letter having the form of a capital letter but smaller; for example: small capitals. |
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(Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a letter having the form of an upper-case letter but the same height as a lower-case letter
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| Noun | 1. |  small capital - a character having the form of an upper-case letter but the same height as lower-case letterscapital letter, majuscule, upper-case letter, uppercase, capital - one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis; "printers once kept the type for capitals and for small letters in separate cases; capitals were kept in the upper half of the type case and so became known as upper-case letters" |
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