small letter

English

Noun

small letter (plural small letters)

  1. A lower-case letter, ('a, b, c, as opposed to A, B, C), normally used in a text.
    Synonyms: lower-case letter, minuscule
    Antonym: capital letter
  2. (printing, historical) A character that was once stored in the bottom half of a compositor's typecase.

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