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small capital

n. Abbr. sc

A letter having the form of a capital letter but smaller; for example: small capitals.

small capital

(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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small capital - a character having the form of an upper-case letter but the same height as lower-case letters

small cap

capital 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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capital capital letter letter majuscule Sc small small cap small caps upper-case letter uppercase			Not confining himself to theory, or permitting his faculties to rust, even at that early age, in mere abstract speculations, this promising lad commenced usurer on a limited scale at school; putting out at good interest a small capital of slate-pencil and marbles, and gradually extending his operations until they aspired to the copper coinage of this realm, in which he speculated to considerable advantage. The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby by Dickens, Charles View in context She had started her apiary with a small capital, a book of practical hints, and a second-hand queen, principally because she was in need of some occupation that would enable her to live in the country. Uneasy Money by Wodehouse, Pelham Grenville View in context Starting in life with these sensible views, and with a small capital of five thousand pounds, Hardyman took his own place in the sphere that was fitted for him. My Lady's Money by Collins, Wilkie View in context			slype SM SMA smack smack-dab smacker smackhead smacking small small ad small ads small advertisement small arm small arms small arms ammunition small austere airfield small beer small boat Small buckeye small business Small Business Administration small businessman small calorie small cane small cap small capital Small capital letters small caps small cell carcinoma small change small chop small circle small civet small claims court Small coal small computer system interface Small craft Small crafts small cranberry Small deer small farmer small fortune small forward small fruits small fry small game small goods Small hand small hours small indefinite amount small indefinite quantity			Small C Small Cable Business Association Small Caliber Ammunition Modernization Program Small Caliber Weapon Systems Laboratory Small Caliber, High Velocity small calorie small calorie small calorie small calorie small calories small calories small calories Small Camas Small Canada Goose Small Canada Goose small cane small cap small cap Small Cap Fund Small Cap Funds Small Cap Market Small Cap Markets Small Cap Research Limited Small Cap Stock Small Cap Stocks Small cap value Small cap value Small Capacity Distributed System small capacity syndrome Small Capillary and Arteriolar Dilatation small capital Small capital letters Small capitalization Small capitalization Small Capitalization Fund Small Capitalization Funds Small Capitalization Stock Small capitalization stocks Small capitalization stocks Small capitalization stocks Small capitals Small capitlization stocks Small capitlization stocks Small caps Small caps Small Caps Index Small Car Racing Engines and More Small cardiac small cardiac vein Small Carnivore Taxon Advisory Group Small Carpathians Small Catamaran Handicap Rating System small cavity Small celestial bodies Small Celestial body Small celestial object Small cell Small Cell Cancer of the Lung small cell carcinoma small cell carcinoma small cell carcinoma

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