sentence case

noun

sentence case

noun

Etymology From sentence + case, because it is the capitalization (letter case pattern) used in a typical English sentence.

1

The standard capitalisation of an English sentence, with the first letter uppercase and subsequent letter lowercase with exceptions such as proper nouns or acronyms.

Related terms
letter case

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