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Lowercase (verb) means to change writing so that it uses small letters instead of capitals.

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To change writing so that it uses small letters instead of capitals.
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From the noun phrase lower case, which itself consists of an adjective modifying a noun; when used as a noun adjunct then, to render its syntactical function clearer and simpler, it is written as a single word or with a hyphen as a sort of chunking.

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What is the meaning of lowercase?
"lowercase" (verb) means to change writing so that it uses small letters instead of capitals.
What is the opposite of lowercase?
The opposite of "lowercase" is uppercase.

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