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adjective, verb, -cased, -cas⋅ing, noun | 1. | (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. |
| 2. | Printing. pertaining to or belonging in the lower case. Compare case 2 (def. 8). |
| 3. | to print or write with a lowercase letter or letters. |
| 4. | a lowercase letter. |
| low·er·case or low·er-case (lō'ər-kās') adj. Of, printed, or formatted in lowercase letters. tr.v. low·er·cased or low·er-cased, low·er·cas·ing or low·er-cas·ing, low·er·cas·es or low·er-cas·es To put (type or text) in lowercase letters. low'er·case' n. |