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lower case

(Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a compositor's type case, in which the small letters are kept

adj

(Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) of or relating to small letters

(Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) (tr) to print with lower-case letters

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

low′er case′

(ˈloʊ ər)
n.

See under case ² (def. 8).

[1675–85]

low•er•case

(ˈloʊ ərˈkeɪs)

adj., v. -cased, -cas•ing,
n. adj.

1. (of an alphabetical letter) of a particular form often different from and smaller than its corresponding capital letter, as a, b, q, r.

v.t.

2. to print or write with a lowercase letter or letters.

3. a lowercase letter.

Translations

Kleinbuchstaben Kleinschrift

minuscule

minuscolo [di carattere]

минускул

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