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grapheme
[graf-eem]
noun
a minimal unit of a writing system.
a unit of a writing system consisting of all the written symbols or sequences of written symbols that are used to represent a single phoneme.
grapheme
/ ˈɡæھː /
noun
linguistics one of a set of orthographic symbols (letters or combinations of letters) in a given language that serve to distinguish one word from another and usually correspond to or represent phonemes, e.g. the f in fun, the ph in phantom, and the gh in laugh
Other 51Թ Forms
- graphemically adverb
- ˈ adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of grapheme1
Example Sentences
For example, 'my' and 'lie' have the same phoneme at the end, but different graphemes.
Every gambler trusts in a few abstract symbols – the dots on a dice, numerals, suits, red or black, the graphemes on a fruit machine – to tell them who they are.
“In linguistics, a grapheme is the smallest unit of the writing system of any given language.”
This is where children use only their knowledge of graphemes in order to sound out simple words - before they go on to tackle more irregular words that they simply have to remember how to pronounce.
The consensus is that the dense connections in the synesthetes are fibers transgressing the boundary between adjacent grapheme and color areas.
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