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lowercase definition

lower·case (lō′ər kās′)

noun

small-letter type used in printing, as distinguished from capital letters (uppercase)

Etymology: from their being kept in the lower of two cases of type

adjective

designating, of, or in lowercase

transitive verb lowercased -·cased′, lowercasing -·cas′ing

to print in or change to lowercase

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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