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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmettre en minuscules
Pronunciation / Transliteration: mɛtʁ ɑ̃ mi.ny.skyl
"Veuillez mettre en minuscules la première lettre de chaque phrase."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To change the first letter of a word or all letters of a word from uppercase to lowercase.
"You need to decapitalize the title before inserting it into the database." - 2
To withdraw capital or assets from an enterprise or economic structure.
"The conglomerate decided to decapitalize its failing subsidiary."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Formed in English by combining the prefix de- (denoting removal or reversal) with the verb capitalize, which derives from the Latin capitalis (pertaining to the head, from caput). First emerging in the late 19th century alongside the expansion of print and typography, the term gained specialized modern relevance with digital text processing and computer programming.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Decapitalize" is said worldwide
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小文字にする
Transliteration: komoji ni suru
"選択したテキストを小文字にする。"
mettre en minuscules
Transliteration: mɛtʁ ɑ̃ mi.ny.skyl
"Veuillez mettre en minuscules la première lettre de chaque phrase."
kleinschreiben
Transliteration: ˈklaɪnˌʃʁaɪbn̩
"Sie müssen das erste Wort in der Zeile kleinschreiben."
minuscolizzare
Transliteration: mi.nu.skol.idˈdza.re
"È necessario minuscolizzare il testo inserito."
poner en minúsculas
Transliteration: poˈneɾ en miˈnus.ku.las
"Recuerde poner en minúsculas las palabras clave."
minuscular
Transliteration: mi.nus.kuˈlaʁ
"Você pode minuscular todo o texto selecionado."
छोटे अक्षरों में बदलना
Transliteration: chhote aksharon mein badalna
"शीर्षक को छोटे अक्षरों में बदलें।"
小写化
Transliteration: xiǎoxiěhuà
"请将这段文字的首字母小写化。"
소문자로 바꾸다
Transliteration: somunjaro bakkuda
"모든 대문자를 소문자로 바꾸다."
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