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• lower case — noun : the lower one of a pair of type cases containing small letters and usually also figures, punctuation marks, spaces, quads compare upper case * * * /loh euhr/, Print. See under case2 (def. 8). [1675 85] * * * lo …   Useful english dictionary

• Lower case — (also lower case or lowercase ), minuscule, or small letters are the smaller form of letters, as opposed to upper case or capital letters, as used in European alphabets (Greek, Latin, Cyrillic, and Armenian). For example, the letter a is lower… …   Wikipedia

• lower-case — /ˈloʊə keɪs / (say lohuh kays) adjective 1. (of a letter) small; minuscule (opposed to capital). 2. Printing relating to or belonging in the lower case. See case2 (def. 10). –verb (t) (lower cased, lower casing) 3. to print or write with a lower… …  

• lower-case — lowˈer case adjective (printing) Small as distinguished from capital, orig because kept in a lower case • • • Main Entry: ↑low …   Useful english dictionary

• lower case — /loʊə ˈkeɪs/ (say lohuh kays) noun (in printing) the lower half of a pair of cases which contains the small letters of the alphabet. Abbrev.: l.c …  

• case — Ⅰ. case [1] ► NOUN 1) an instance of a particular situation or set of circumstances. 2) an instance of a disease, injury, or problem. 3) an incident under official investigation by the police. 4) a legal action that is to be or has been decided… …   English terms dictionary

• Printing — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Printing >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 printing printing Sgm: N 1 block printing block printing type printing Sgm: N 1 plate printing plate printing &c.???engraving ???>558 Sgm: N 1 the press the press… …   English dictionary for students

• case — {{11}}case (n.1) state of affairs, early 13c., from O.Fr. cas an event, happening, situation, quarrel, trial, from L. casus a chance, occasion, opportunity; accident, mishap, lit. a falling, from cas , pp. stem of cadere to fall, sink, settle… …   Etymology dictionary

• low|er-case — lower case, Printing. 1. small letters, not capitals. Abbr: l.c. 2. the frame or frames in which small letters are kept for hand setting. low|er case «LOH uhr KAYS», adjective, verb, cased, ca|ing. Printing. –adj …   Useful english dictionary

• case — I. /keɪs / (say kays) noun 1. an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something. 2. the actual state of things: *This has been the case for a year, now. –glenda adams, 1982. 3. a question or problem of moral conduct: a case of… …  

• case — 1. n. 1 an instance of something occurring. 2 a state of affairs, hypothetical or actual. 3 a an instance of a person receiving professional guidance, e.g. from a doctor or social worker. b this person or the circumstances involved. 4 a matter… …   Useful english dictionary