Read full poem →Superscripted characters are enclosed by curly brackets
({superscript}).
Dictionary Entry
A type of lettering form that appears as a number, figure, or symbol above the normal line of type, located at the right or left of another symbol or text.
Origin
Origin details are still being enriched for this entry.
Common Phrases
Synonyms
Poetry examples for “superscript”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →set. These have been represented using bracket notation: [=a], [=i] [=e]
represent those letters with a macron. A few instances of superscript
letters are indicated by carets, as in "Concluded, Canto 2^d, Smyrna,
Read full poem →such as exclamation points and tick marks are not recorded. The presence of a
note is indicated by a superscript n after the term to be identified or described.
Notes for each separate journal and appendix are keyed to appropriate page
