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lower case en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ˈləʊ.ə(ɹ)ˌkeɪs/ (UK)

Etymology

Named for the original arrangement in typesetting, where the drawer or case containing minuscule letters would traditionally be located below the one containing capital letters.

Meanings

1. (uncountable) The minuscule or small letters (a, b, c, as opposed to the uppercase or capital letters, A, B, C).
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Forms

Antonyms

capital · cap · uppercase · upper case · majuscule · big letter · block letter

Coordinates

ALL CAPS · Title Case · AlTeRnaTinG cApS · Initial Caps · Sentence case · CamelCase

Deriveds

lower-case · lower camel case · lowercasify

Relateds

small capitals · case insensitive · mixed-case · case-sensitive · case-insensitive · case sensitive · mixed case · case dependent · case-dependent · uppercase · caseless · upper case · small caps

Synonyms

small letter · minuscule

Translations (65)

ca minúscules (lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)) · hu kisbetű (lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)) · fa-ira حُروفِ ریز (lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)) · ka მცირე ასოები (lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)) · cmn 小寫 /小写 (lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)) · ru стро́чные бу́квы (lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)) · fi pienaakkonen (lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)) · fi gemena (lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)) · ja 小文字 (lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)) · de gemeine Buchstaben (lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)) · uk малі́ бу́кви (lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)) · fr bas de casse (lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)) · eo minuskloj (lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)) · ko 소문자 (lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)) · it minuscoli (lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)) · de Kleinschrift (lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)) · el μικρό γράμμα (lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)) · fi pieni kirjain (lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)) · ar أَحْرُف صَغِيرَة (lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)) · eo minusklaro (lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)) · ar نَسَق صَغِير (lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)) · fr minuscules (lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)) · be малы́я лі́тары (lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)) · nl kleinschrift (cf. grootschrift) (lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)) · fr bas-de-casse (lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)) · ka ნუსხური (lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)) · cmn 小寫字母 /小写字母 (lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)) · hu minuszkula (lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)) · uk малі́ лі́тери (lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)) · ru ма́ленькие бу́квы (lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)) · is litlir stafir (lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)) · vo minuds (lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)) · de Kleinbuchstaben (lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)) · mi pūriki (lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)) · sv gemener (lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)) · ka პატარა ასოები (lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)) · sk malé písmeno (lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)) · es caja baja (lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)) · pl małe litery (lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)) · sv små bokstäver (lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)) · ka ქვედა რეგისტრი (lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)) · tr küçük harf (lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)) · pt minúscules (lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)) · mk мали букви (lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)) · de Kleinschreibung (lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)) · nl onderkast (lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)) · hy փոքրատառ (lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)) · cs malé písmeno (lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)) · nl onderkastletters (lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)) · bg ма́лки бу́кви (lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)) · da små bogstaver (lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)) · be малы́я бу́квы (lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)) · es minúsculas (lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)) · ro litere mici (lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)) · vo minudem (lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)) · gv lettryn beggey (lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)) · hi छोटा अक्षर (lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)) · ru ни́жний реги́стр (lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)) · nl kleine letters (lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)) · ru минуску́л (lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)) · de Gemeinbuchstaben (lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)) · nl klein schrift (lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)) · ga cás íochtair (lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)) · ar حَرْف صَغِير (lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)) · fa-ira حُروفِ کوچَک (lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural))