lowercase

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Alternative form of lower case.
adj
  1. In lower case.
verb
  1. To convert (text) to lower case.

Pronunciation

/ˈloʊ.ɚˌkeɪs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Ookap-lowercase.wav /ˌləʊ.ə(ɹ)ˈkeɪs/ /ˈləʊ.ə(ɹ)ˌkeɪs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lowercase.wav

Word forms

lowercase lower case lower-case lowercases lowercasing lowercased

Etymology

From the noun phrase lower case, which itself consists of an adjective modifying a noun; when used as a noun adjunct then, to render its syntactical function clearer and simpler, it is written as a single word or with a hyphen as a sort of chunking.

Antonyms

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