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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

lowercase

· low·er·case · IPA /ˈloʊ.ɚˌkeɪs/
01 a. Pertaining to, or kept in, the lower case; -- used to denote the small letters, in distinction from capitals and small capitals; as, lowerc…
  1. 1.
    Pertaining to, or kept in, the lower case; -- used to denote the small letters, in distinction from capitals and small capitals; as, lowercase letters a and b and c etc.. Contrasted with uppercase. See the Note under 1st Case, n., 3.(Print.) See: Case