minuscule vs graphic symbol

graphic symbol vs minuscule

minuscule and graphic symbol both are nouns.

minuscule is an adjective but graphic symbol is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
minuscule	Yes	Yes	No	No
graphic symbol	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, graphic symbol is a hypernym of minuscule; that is, graphic symbol is a word with a broader meaning than minuscule:

minuscule: the characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositor's type case
graphic symbol: a written symbol that is used to represent speech

Other hypernyms of minuscule include character, graph, grapheme.

minuscule (noun)	graphic symbol (noun)
a small cursive script developed from uncial between the 7th and 9th centuries and used in medieval manuscripts	a written symbol that is used to represent speech
the characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositor's type case

minuscule (adjective)	graphic symbol (adjective)
of or relating to a small cursive script developed from uncial; 7th to 9th centuries
lowercase
extremely small

Difference between minuscule and graphic symbol

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