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grapheme

grap·heme

UK/ˈɡɹæ.fiːm/ US/ˈɡɹæ.fim/ uncommon

noun

1.

a written symbol that is used to represent speech

  • “the Greek alphabet has 24 characters”
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Origin

From Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō, “write”) + -eme. Doublet of -gram.

Phrases

  • grapheme-phoneme correspondence

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