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adjective \ˌlō-ər-ˈkās\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
See Origin of LOWERCASE
from the compositor's practice of keeping such types in the lower of a pair of type cases
First Known Use: 1683
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
2lowercase
transitive verblowercasedlowercas·ing
Definition of LOWERCASE
: to print or set in lowercase letters
First Known Use of LOWERCASE
1908
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