Bicapitalization
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Bicapitalization is a noun meaning The practice of spelling a two-word name without a space, using a capital letter to indicate the start of each constituent word. (Most words thus formed, but not all, are trade names.).
Meaning
The practice of spelling a two-word name without a space, using a capital letter to indicate the start of each constituent word. (Most words thus formed, but not all, are trade names.).
Example Sentences
Retain internal capitalization for trademark names that use bicapitalization, or intercaps, in which one or more letters within names are capitalized in addition to the names' first letter (eg, ScienceDirect and AstraZeneca). However, convert trademark names to conventional capitalization when they use all capital or all lowercase letters. / House of Science not HOUSE OF SCIENCE; Alzheimer's Association not alzheimer's association
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