"lower case" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈləʊ.ə(ɹ)ˌkeɪs/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-lower case.wav [US]
Etymology: Named for the original arrangement in typesetting, where the drawer or case containing minuscule letters would traditionally be located below the one containing capital letters. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} lower case (uncountable)
  1. The minuscule or small letters (a, b, c, as opposed to the uppercase or capital letters, A, B, C). Wikipedia link: lower case Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Typography Synonyms: small letter, minuscule, lowercase Derived forms: lower-case [adjective] Coordinate_terms: ALL CAPS, AlTeRnaTinG cApS, CamelCase, Initial Caps, Sentence case, Title Case Translations (lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)): minúscules (note: but sometimes used like a noun) [adjective, feminine, plural] (Catalan), 小寫 (Chinese Mandarin), 小写 (xiǎoxiě) (Chinese Mandarin), 小寫字母 (Chinese Mandarin), 小写字母 (xiǎoxiě zìmǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), små bogstaver [neuter, plural] (Danish), kleine letters [feminine, plural] (Dutch), klein schrift [neuter] (Dutch), kleinschrift (cf. grootschrift) [neuter] (Dutch), minusklaro [collective] (Esperanto), minuskloj (Esperanto), gemena (Finnish), pienaakkonen (Finnish), pieni kirjain (Finnish), minuscules [feminine, plural] (French), bas-de-casse [masculine, plural] (French), bas de casse [masculine, plural] (French), ქვედა რეგისტრი (kveda regisṭri) (Georgian), მცირე ასოები (mcire asoebi) (Georgian), პატარა ასოები (ṗaṭara asoebi) (Georgian), ნუსხური (nusxuri) (Georgian), Kleinschrift [feminine] (German), Kleinschreibung [feminine] (German), Kleinbuchstaben [masculine, plural] (German), gemeine Buchstaben [masculine, plural] (German), Gemeinbuchstaben [masculine, plural] (German), kisbetű (Hungarian), litlir stafir [masculine, plural] (Icelandic), minuscoli [masculine, plural] (Italian), 小文字 (komoji) (alt: こもじ) (Japanese), 소문자 (somunja) (Korean), lettryn beggey [masculine, plural] (Manx), pūriki (Maori), minúscules [feminine, plural] (Portuguese), стро́чные бу́квы (stróčnyje búkvy) [feminine, plural] (Russian), ни́жний реги́стр (nížnij regístr) [masculine] [computing, engineering, mathematics, sciences, physical-sciences, natural-sciences] (Russian), минуску́л (minuskúl) [masculine] (Russian), minúsculas [feminine, plural] (Spanish), gemener [plural] (Swedish), små bokstäver [plural] (Swedish), minudem [collective] (Volapük), minuds (Volapük)

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          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
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          "lang": "Esperanto",
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)",
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        },
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)",
          "word": "pienaakkonen"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)",
          "word": "pieni kirjain"
        },
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          "lang": "French",
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          "tags": [
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)",
          "tags": [
            "masculine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "bas-de-casse"
        },
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)",
          "tags": [
            "masculine",
            "plural"
          ],
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        },
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          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "kveda regisṭri",
          "sense": "lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)",
          "word": "ქვედა რეგისტრი"
        },
        {
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "mcire asoebi",
          "sense": "lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)",
          "word": "მცირე ასოები"
        },
        {
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "ṗaṭara asoebi",
          "sense": "lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)",
          "word": "პატარა ასოები"
        },
        {
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "nusxuri",
          "sense": "lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)",
          "word": "ნუსხური"
        },
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          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Kleinschrift"
        },
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          "code": "de",
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          "sense": "lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)",
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            "feminine"
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          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)",
          "tags": [
            "masculine",
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          "word": "Kleinbuchstaben"
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        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)",
          "tags": [
            "masculine",
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          "word": "gemeine Buchstaben"
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        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)",
          "tags": [
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)",
          "word": "kisbetű"
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          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)",
          "tags": [
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
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            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "minuscoli"
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        {
          "alt": "こもじ",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "komoji",
          "sense": "lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)",
          "word": "小文字"
        },
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          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "somunja",
          "sense": "lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)",
          "word": "소문자"
        },
        {
          "code": "gv",
          "lang": "Manx",
          "sense": "lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)",
          "tags": [
            "masculine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "lettryn beggey"
        },
        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)",
          "word": "pūriki"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "minúscules"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "stróčnyje búkvy",
          "sense": "lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "стро́чные бу́квы"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "nížnij regístr",
          "sense": "lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "topics": [
            "computing",
            "engineering",
            "mathematics",
            "sciences",
            "physical-sciences",
            "natural-sciences"
          ],
          "word": "ни́жний реги́стр"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "minuskúl",
          "sense": "lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "минуску́л"
        },
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          "code": "es",
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          "sense": "lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
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          ],
          "word": "minúsculas"
        },
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          "code": "sv",
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          "sense": "lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)",
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            "plural"
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          "word": "gemener"
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      "lang": "Catalan",
      "note": "but sometimes used like a noun",
      "sense": "lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)",
      "tags": [
        "adjective",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "minúscules"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)",
      "word": "小寫"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "xiǎoxiě",
      "sense": "lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)",
      "word": "小写"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)",
      "word": "小寫字母"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "xiǎoxiě zìmǔ",
      "sense": "lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)",
      "word": "小写字母"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "små bogstaver"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "kleine letters"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "klein schrift"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "kleinschrift (cf. grootschrift)"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)",
      "tags": [
        "collective"
      ],
      "word": "minusklaro"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)",
      "word": "minuskloj"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)",
      "word": "gemena"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)",
      "word": "pienaakkonen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)",
      "word": "pieni kirjain"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "minuscules"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "bas-de-casse"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "bas de casse"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "kveda regisṭri",
      "sense": "lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)",
      "word": "ქვედა რეგისტრი"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "mcire asoebi",
      "sense": "lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)",
      "word": "მცირე ასოები"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ṗaṭara asoebi",
      "sense": "lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)",
      "word": "პატარა ასოები"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "nusxuri",
      "sense": "lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)",
      "word": "ნუსხური"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Kleinschrift"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Kleinschreibung"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Kleinbuchstaben"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "gemeine Buchstaben"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Gemeinbuchstaben"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)",
      "word": "kisbetű"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "litlir stafir"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "minuscoli"
    },
    {
      "alt": "こもじ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "komoji",
      "sense": "lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)",
      "word": "小文字"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "somunja",
      "sense": "lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)",
      "word": "소문자"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "lettryn beggey"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)",
      "word": "pūriki"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "minúscules"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "stróčnyje búkvy",
      "sense": "lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "стро́чные бу́квы"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nížnij regístr",
      "sense": "lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "computing",
        "engineering",
        "mathematics",
        "sciences",
        "physical-sciences",
        "natural-sciences"
      ],
      "word": "ни́жний реги́стр"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "minuskúl",
      "sense": "lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "минуску́л"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "minúsculas"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "gemener"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "små bokstäver"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)",
      "tags": [
        "collective"
      ],
      "word": "minudem"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)",
      "word": "minuds"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lower case"
}
{
  "called_from": "translations/611",
  "msg": "suspicious translation with 'cf.': {'lang': 'Dutch', 'code': 'nl', 'sense': 'lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)', 'tags': ['neuter'], 'word': 'kleinschrift (cf. grootschrift)'}",
  "path": [
    "lower case"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "lower case",
  "trace": ""
}

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