lower case
noun/ˌləʊə ˈkeɪs/
/ˌləʊər ˈkeɪs/
[uncountable] (specialist)- (in printing and writing) the small form of letters, for example a, b, c rather than A, B, C
- in lower case The text is all in lower case.
- lower-case letters
Word Originreferring originally to the lower of two cases of type positioned on an angled stand for use by a compositor (see upper case).
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lower case