"smallcap" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈsmɔːlkæp/ Forms: smallcaps [present, singular, third-person], smallcapping [participle, present], smallcapped [participle, past], smallcapped [past]
Etymology: From small caps. Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} smallcap (third-person singular simple present smallcaps, present participle smallcapping, simple past and past participle smallcapped)
  1. (computing, typography) To set in small caps.
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