"letter case" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: letter cases [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} letter case (countable and uncountable, plural letter cases)
  1. (typography, uncountable) The distinction between majuscule (uppercase) and minuscule (lowercase) letters. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Typography Translations (distinction): aakkoslaji (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-letter_case-en-noun-~aTc3EYO Topics: media, publishing, typography Disambiguation of 'distinction': 98 2
  2. (countable) A case (container) used for carrying letters (messages on paper). Tags: countable Coordinate_terms: casing
    Sense id: en-letter_case-en-noun-lo5ZFQAE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 67 Hyponyms: lower case [lowercase], minuscule, small, upper case [uppercase], capital, majuscule, tall (english: in tall-man lettering), ALL CAPS, AlTeRnaTinG cApS, Initial Caps, lowercase, Sentence case, Title Case

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