lowercase
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lowercase
- /ˈloʊ.ɚˌkeɪs/ US
- /ˌləʊ.ə(ɹ)ˈkeɪs/ UK
- /ˈləʊ.ə(ɹ)ˌkeɪs/ UK
Where it comes from
From the noun phrase lower case, which itself consists of an adjective modifying a noun; when used as a noun adjunct then, to render its syntactical function clearer and simpler, it is written as a single word or with a hyphen as a sort of chunking.
noun lower case · lower-case
- Alternative form of lower case
adjective lower case · lower-case
-
In lower case.
At a 1903 typography conference, attendees decided that they would use lowercase eszett and substitute “SZ” for uppercase instances of the letter, until they could figure out a proper design for it.
Similar: lowercased, minuscule
Opposite: uppercase
verb lowercases · lowercasing · lowercased · lower case · lower-case
- To convert (text) to lower case. Sister Jadallah apologizes for being unable to bring her readers facts and figures on Palestinian Lesbianism (forgive my capital "L" in Lesbianism, but like my Black brothers I cannot bring myself to lower-casing our recently empowering accoutrements of our Gay identities)
Thesaurus
adjective
Opposite: uppercase
Translations
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adj in lower case
| Español | de caja baja |
|---|---|
| Português | minúsculo |
| Français | minuscule |
| Deutsch | kleingeschrieben, klein |
| Italiano | minuscolo |
| Ελληνικά | μικρά γράμματα mikrá grámmata |
| Русский | стро́чный stróčnyj, ма́ленький málenʹkij |
verb To convert (text) to lower case.
| Français | minusculiser |
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Talk about this word "lowercase." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/lowercase. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. lowercase. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/lowercase "lowercase." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/lowercase.Cite this
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title = {lowercase},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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