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SUBSCRIPT

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A character or symbol set or printed or written beneath or slightly below and to the side of another character

Synonyms:

inferior; subscript

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("subscript" is a kind of...):

character; graph; grapheme; graphic symbol (a written symbol that is used to represent speech)

Antonym:

superscript (a character or symbol set or printed or written above and immediately to one side of another character)

Derivation:

subscript (written or printed below and to one side of another character)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Written or printed below and to one side of another character

Synonyms:

inferior; subscript

Classified under:

Adjectives

Domain category:

printing; printing process (reproduction by applying ink to paper as for publication)

Antonym:

adscript (written or printed immediately following another character and aligned with it)

superscript (written or printed above and to one side of another character)

Derivation:

subscript (a character or symbol set or printed or written beneath or slightly below and to the side of another character)

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