- the bottom half of a compositor's type case, in which small letters are kept
- of or relating to small letters used in the setting or production of printed or typed matter
- (transitive) to print or set with lower-case letters
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
low•er•case /ˈloʊɚˈkeɪs/USA pronunciation
adj.
n. [uncountable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Printing(of an alphabetical letter) of a particular form often different from and smaller than its corresponding capital letter, as a, b, q, r.
n. [uncountable]
- Printinga lowercase letter:written in lowercase.
low′er case′
(lō′ər),USA pronunciation [Print.]
low•er•case (lō′ər kās′),USA pronunciation adj., v., -cased, -cas•ing, n.
adj.
v.t.
n.
- PrintingSee under case 2 (def. 8).
- 1675–85
low•er•case (lō′ər kās′),USA pronunciation adj., v., -cased, -cas•ing, n.
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.
- Printingpertaining to or belonging in the lower case. Cf. case2 (def. 8).
v.t.
- Printingto print or write with a lowercase letter or letters.
n.
- Printinga lowercase letter.
- 1675–85
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
lower case n lower-case
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- primary letter
- Roman numerals
- upper case
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- set width