sentence case

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Related terms 1.3 References

[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

sentence + case, from its meaning as the letter case pattern typically used in an English sentence.

[edit] Noun

sentence case (uncountable)

1. the manner in which capitalisation is used within a sentence.
2. the standard capitalisation of an English sentence, with the first letter uppercase and subsequent letter lowercase with exceptions such as proper nouns or acronyms.

[edit] Related terms

• letter case
• title case

[edit] References

• Sentence case on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• "Sentence Case", PC Access Flyer Reference Guide, MFM Software.
• "Sentence case", Web Editors' Handbook, London School of Economics.