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small letter

small letter noun: a lower-case letter, (a, b, c, as opposed to A, B, C), normally used in a text.

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:
    minuscule
    Antonyms:
    capital letter
  2. (historical) A character that was once stored in the bottom half of a compositor's typecase.

Synonyms of small letter

Antonyms

Forms of small letter

pluralsmall letters

Questions about small letter

What does small letter mean?
Small letter means a lower-case letter, (a, b, c, as opposed to A, B, C), normally used in a text.
What part of speech is small letter?
Small letter is a noun.
What is the plural of small letter?
The plural of small letter is small letters.

Words near small letter in the dictionary

  1. small language model
  2. small language models
  3. small leader
  4. small leaders
  5. small leaved lilly pilly
  6. small letter
  7. small letters
  8. small loop
  9. small loops
  10. Small Magellanic Cloud
  11. small man syndrome

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