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lowercase vs minuscule

minuscule vs lowercase

lowercase and minuscule both are nouns.

lowercase and minuscule both are adjectives.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
lowercase Yes Yes No No
minuscule Yes Yes No No
As nouns, lowercase and minuscule are synonyms defined as:
  • lowercase and minuscule: the characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositor's type case
Other synonyms of lowercase include lower-case letter, small letter.
lowercase (noun) minuscule (noun)
the characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositor's type case a small cursive script developed from uncial between the 7th and 9th centuries and used in medieval manuscripts
the characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositor's type case
lowercase (adjective) minuscule (adjective)
relating to small (not capitalized) letters that were kept in the lower half of a compositor's type case of or relating to a small cursive script developed from uncial; 7th to 9th centuries
lowercase
extremely small
Difference between lowercase and minuscule

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