lower case

Noun CEFR B2

ˈləʊ.ə(ɹ)ˌkeɪs

Definitions

The minuscule or small letters (a, b, c, as opposed to the uppercase or capital letters, A, B, C).

Equivalents

Españolcaja baja minúsculas

Françaisbas de casse bas-de-casse minuscules

DeutschGemeinbuchstaben gemeine Buchstaben KleinbuchstabenKleinschreibung Kleinschrift

12 more languages

Catalàminúscules

Esperantominuskloj

Suomigemena pienaakkonen pieni kirjain

Bahasa Indonesiakapitil

Italianominuscoli

日本語小文字

한국어소문자

Nederlandsklein schrift kleine letters kleinschrift (cf. grootschrift)onderkast onderkastletters

Portuguêsminúscules

Русскиймину́скул ни́жний реги́стр стро́чные бу́квы

Svenskagemener

Examples

“The strongest passwords are those which mix ⟳ numbers and letters, upper case and lower case, and symbols.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

lower chamber Lower Chichester Lower Chinook lower class lower convex envelope lower court

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