🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

minúscula

Pronunciation / Transliteration: /miˈnus.ku.la/

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Lowercase/ˈloʊ.ərˌkeɪs/
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"La primera letra debe ser minúscula."

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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 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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