lowercase

[ loh-er-keys ]

/ ˈloʊ ərˈkeɪs /

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adjective

(of an alphabetical letter) of a particular form often different from and smaller than its corresponding capital letter, and occurring after the initial letter of a proper name, of the first word in a sentence, etc. Examples: a, b, q, r.

Printing. pertaining to or belonging in the lower case.Compare case² (def. 8).

verb (used with object), low·er·cased, low·er·cas·ing.

to print or write with a lowercase letter or letters.

noun

a lowercase letter.

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Origin of lowercase

First recorded in 1675–85

Other definitions for lowercase (2 of 2)

lower case

[ loh-er ]

/ ˈloʊ ər /

noun Printing.

See under case² (def. 8).

Origin of lower case

First recorded in 1675–85

How to use lowercase in a sentence

Certain features of its history suggest why this may be the case.
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And, in the case of fluoride, at least, that doubt might actually be justified.
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Her latest book, Heretic: The Case for a Muslim Reformation, will be published in April by HarperCollins.
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Their friendship began when Krauss, who was chairman of the physics department at Case Western in Cleveland, sought out Epstein.
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A grand juror in the Ferguson case is suing to be able to explain exactly what went down in the courtroom.
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The case was an assault and battery that came off between two men named Brown and Henderson.
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In this case, I suspect, there was co-operant a strongly marked childish characteristic, the love of producing an effect.
Children's Ways|James Sully
On the upper part of the stem the whorls are very close together, but they are more widely separated at the lower portion.
How to Know the Ferns|S. Leonard Bastin
Sometimes in the case of large plants, cones have been known to occur on the tips of the branches of the Marsh Horsetail.
How to Know the Ferns|S. Leonard Bastin
As a rule, however, even in the case of extreme varieties, a careful examination of the specimen will enable it to be identified.
How to Know the Ferns|S. Leonard Bastin

British Dictionary definitions for lowercase

lower case

noun

a compositor's type case, in which the small letters are kept

adjective lower-case

of or relating to small letters

verb lower-case

(tr) to print with lower-case letters

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