🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

minúscula

Pronunciation / Transliteration: /miˈnu.sku.lɐ/

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Lowercase/ˈloʊ.ərˌkeɪs/
nounadjectiveCEFR A2 (Elementary)Top #4500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"Digite sua senha em letras minúsculas."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The smaller letters of the alphabet, as contrasted with capitals or majuscules.

    "Make sure the password begins with a capital letter followed by several lowercase letters."
As adjective
  1. 1

    Relating to or being letters written or printed in small letters rather than capitals.

    "Please type your email address using only lowercase characters."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the historical practice of the printing press, where small letters were stored in the lower compartment of a compositor's case, while capital letters were kept in the upper case. This physical arrangement dating back to the early days of movable type eventually gave linguistic permanence to the terms lowercase and uppercase.

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