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ascender vs letter of the alphabet

letter of the alphabet vs ascender

ascender and letter of the alphabet both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
ascender Yes No No No
letter of the alphabet Yes No No No
As nouns, letter of the alphabet is a hypernym of ascender; that is, letter of the alphabet is a word with a broader meaning than ascender:
  • ascender: a lowercase letter that has a part extending above other lowercase letters
  • letter of the alphabet: the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech
Other hypernyms of ascender include alphabetic character, letter.
ascender (noun) letter of the alphabet (noun)
(printing) the part of tall lowercase letters that extends above the other lowercase letters the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech
a lowercase letter that has a part extending above other lowercase letters
someone who ascends
Difference between ascender and letter of the alphabet

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