lower-case letter

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Noun lower-case letter has 1 sense

small letter, lower case, lower-case letter, minuscule - the characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositor's type case
--₁ is a kind of character, grapheme, graphic symbol

Definitions from the Web

Lower-case letter

A lower-case letter refers to a small form of a character, typically denoting the non-initial letter in English and many other alphabets. It is contrasted with an upper-case or capital letter.

Senses

Typography: a small form of a character used as a non-initial letter.
Language: a non-capitalized letter in writing or printing, distinguished from upper-case letters.

Sample sentences

Make sure to use a lower-case letter when writing the name of this product.
When typing an email address, remember that domain names are usually in lower case.
The teacher advised the students to begin their sentences with a capital letter but use lower-case letters in the rest of the words.

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