small capitals

English

Noun

small capitals pl (plural only)

1. (typography) Synonym of small caps.
   • 2006, Renaat Declerck, Susan Reed, Bert Cappelle, “The Grammar of the English Verb Phrase”, in The Grammar of the English Tense System, volume 1, →ISBN, page 6:

     Small capitals in an example identify the word receiving the nuclear accent of the clause, or (in most cases) an extra heavy contrastive accent.
     [“Bill was the one who wrote this note.” — “No.] Pete wrote it.”