low'er case'
Pronunciation: (lō'ur), [key] — Print. Print.
- See under (def. 8).
low•er•case
Pronunciation: (lō'ur-kās'), [key] — adj., v., n. -cased, -cas•ing,
—adj. - (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.
- pertaining to or belonging in the lower case. Cf. case (def. 8).
—v.t. - to print or write with a lowercase letter or letters.
—n. - a lowercase letter.
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