small capital

noun

: a letter having the form of but smaller than a capital letter (as in these words)

called also small cap

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1755, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of small capital was in 1755

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small capital

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: a letter having the form of but smaller than a capital letter (as in these words)

called also small cap

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