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lowercase

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lowercase /ˌlowɚˈkeɪs/ adjective
lowercase
/ˌlowɚˈkeɪs/
adjective
Learner's definition of LOWERCASE
: having as its typical form a, b, c rather than A, B, C : not capital小写字体的
compare uppercase

— lowercase

noun [noncount]
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lowercase

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adjective

low·​er·​case ˌlō-ər-ˈkās How to pronounce lowercase (audio)
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

lowercase

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verb

lowercased; lowercasing

transitive verb

: to print or set in lowercase letters

lower case

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noun

: a type case containing lowercase letters and usually figures, punctuation marks, spaces, and quads (see quad entry 2) compare upper case

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web
Adjective
Meet the Euler-Mascheroni constant 𝛾, which is a lowercase Greek gamma. Dave Linkletter, Popular Mechanics, 22 July 2022 While plus signs and all-lowercase names were printed on what seemed like every restaurant’s window, there were also other trends brewing. Maggie Hennessy, Bon Appétit, 7 Apr. 2022 The accountants group tells us that AICPA is generally used for tax issues that are U.S.-specific, and Association (which would be lowercase in our style) for more-global issues/priorities. WSJ, 17 Jan. 2022 It's also supposed to be lowercase, not uppercase, according to the Associated Press stylebook. Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2022 Use complex passwords: A complex password is one that contains at least 12 characters and a varied combination of upper and lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols. Jacob Siegal, BGR, 18 Nov. 2021 Industry standards call for passwords that are at least 16 characters in length with a random selection of upper and lowercase letters, numerals and special characters. Ashley Rose, Forbes, 14 June 2021 Also, when using a more-preferred shorthand, the Dow industrials, note that industrials is lowercase. WSJ, 13 May 2021 NordPass suggests changing your passwords every 90 days with a mix of upper and lowercase letters, and creating a different password for each of your accounts. Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN, 19 Nov. 2020
Verb
That's the single, lowercase word that kicked off a flurry of one-word tweets from brands and average Twitter users alike on Thursday. Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC News, 2 Sep. 2022 The text of the proposal is littered with random capitalization, because some things are too important to lowercase. Lizzie Johnson, SFChronicle.com, 13 July 2018 See More

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

from the compositor's practice of keeping such types in the lower of a pair of type cases

First Known Use

Adjective

1683, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1895, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1683, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of lowercase was in 1683
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