character vs allograph

allograph vs character

character and allograph both are nouns.

character is a verb but allograph is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
character	Yes	No	Yes	No
allograph	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, allograph is a hyponym of character; that is, allograph is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than character:

character: a written symbol that is used to represent speech
allograph: a variant form of a grapheme, as `m' or `M' or a handwritten version of that grapheme

Other hyponyms of character include check character, superior, superscript, inferior, subscript, ASCII character, ligature, capital, capital letter, majuscule, upper-case letter, uppercase, lower-case letter, lowercase, minuscule, small letter, type, percent sign, percentage sign, asterisk, star, dagger, obelisk, diesis, double dagger, double obelisk, alphabetic character, letter, letter of the alphabet, blank, space, phonetic symbol, mathematical symbol, rune, runic letter, pictograph, ideogram, ideograph, radical, stenograph, siglum.

character (noun)	allograph (noun)
(genetics) an attribute (structural or functional) that is determined by a gene or group of genes	a variant form of a grapheme, as `m' or `M' or a handwritten version of that grapheme
the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions	a signature written by one person for another
a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something
an actor's portrayal of someone in a play
a written symbol that is used to represent speech
a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability
a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
good repute

character (verb)	allograph (verb)
engrave or inscribe characters on

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