First Known Use: 1683
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adjective low·er·case \ˌlō-ər-ˈkās\
: having as its typical form a, b, c rather than A, B, C : not capital
Full Definition of LOWERCASE
of a letter : having as its typical form a f g or b n i rather than A F G or B N I
— lowercase noun
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Origin of LOWERCASE
from the compositor's practice of keeping such types in the lower of a pair of type cases
Rhymes with LOWERCASE
about-face, aerospace, anyplace, boniface, bouillabaisse, carapace, catalase, cellulase, commonplace, contrabass, cyberspace, database, diabase, diastase, double-space, elastase, everyplace, hydrolase, hydrospace, hyperspace, interface, interlace, interspace, invertase, kilobase, lemures, marketplace, oxidase, pillowcase, reductase, Samothrace, single-space, steeplechase, thoroughbass, thoroughbrace, triple-space, uppercase
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verb
lowercasedlowercas·ing
Definition of LOWERCASE
transitive verb
: to print or set in lowercase letters
First Known Use of LOWERCASE
1908
LOWERCASE Defined for Kids
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adjective low·er·case \ˌlō-ər-ˈkās\
Definition of LOWERCASE for Kids
: having the form a, b, c, rather than A, B, C
— lowercase noun <The letters are written in lowercase.>
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