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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesminúscula
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /miˈnus.ku.la/
"La primera letra debe ser minúscula."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 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."
- 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 literal practice of early printers who stored smaller type letters in the lower compartment of a compositor's case. It transitioned into English printing terminology during the 16th century to distinguish non-capital letters from capitals, which were kept in the upper case.
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minuscule
Transliteration: /mi.ny.skyl/
"Écrivez votre nom en minuscules."
Kleinbuchstabe
Transliteration: /ˈklaɪnˌbʊxʃtaːbə/
"Beginnen Sie den Satz nicht mit einem Kleinbuchstaben."
minuscolo
Transliteration: /miˈnu.sko.lo/
"Inserisci il testo in caratteri minuscoli."
minúscula
Transliteration: /miˈnus.ku.la/
"La primera letra debe ser minúscula."
minúscula
Transliteration: /miˈnu.sku.lɐ/
"Digite sua senha em letras minúsculas."
छोटा अक्षर
Transliteration: chhota akshar
"पासवर्ड छोटे अक्षरों में होना चाहिए।"
小写
Transliteration: xiǎoxiě
"请用小写字母输入您的密码。"
소문자
Transliteration: somunja
"비밀번호는 소문자로 입력해 주세요."
小文字
Transliteration: komoji
"メールアドレスはすべて小文字で入力してください。"
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