Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A letter written or printed in a size smaller than and often in a form differing from its corresponding capital letter.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[From their storage in the lower of two trays used by compositors.]
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