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majuscule vs grapheme

grapheme vs majuscule

majuscule and grapheme both are nouns.

majuscule is an adjective but grapheme is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
majuscule Yes Yes No No
grapheme Yes No No No
As nouns, grapheme is a hypernym of majuscule; that is, grapheme is a word with a broader meaning than majuscule:
  • majuscule: one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis
  • grapheme: a written symbol that is used to represent speech
Other hypernyms of majuscule include character, graph, graphic symbol.
majuscule (noun) grapheme (noun)
one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis a written symbol that is used to represent speech
majuscule (adjective) grapheme (adjective)
of or relating to a style of writing characterized by somewhat rounded capital letters; 4th to 8th centuries
uppercase
Difference between majuscule and grapheme

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