sentence case

English

Etymology

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

Noun

sentence case (uncountable)

  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.
    Synonym: downstyle
    Coordinate terms: ALL CAPS, AlTeRnaTinG cApS, CamelCase, Initial Caps, Upstyle, Headline Style, Title Case, lowercase

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