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descender vs alphabetic character

alphabetic character vs descender

descender and alphabetic character both are nouns.

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

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