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longhand vs minuscule

minuscule vs longhand

longhand and minuscule both are nouns.

longhand and minuscule both are adjectives.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
longhand Yes Yes No No
minuscule Yes Yes No No
As nouns, minuscule is a hyponym of longhand; that is, minuscule is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than longhand:
  • longhand: rapid handwriting in which letters are set down in full and are cursively connected within words without lifting the writing implement from the paper
  • minuscule: a small cursive script developed from uncial between the 7th and 9th centuries and used in medieval manuscripts
Other hyponyms of longhand include copperplate, italic, round hand.
longhand (noun) minuscule (noun)
rapid handwriting in which letters are set down in full and are cursively connected within words without lifting the writing implement from the paper a small cursive script developed from uncial between the 7th and 9th centuries and used in medieval manuscripts
the characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositor's type case
longhand (adjective) minuscule (adjective)
having words written out in full by hand of or relating to a small cursive script developed from uncial; 7th to 9th centuries
lowercase
extremely small
Difference between longhand and minuscule

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