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grapheme
[ graf-eem ]
noun
Linguistics.
- 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
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Derived Forms
- ˈ, adverb
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Other Word Forms
- ·m·· adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of grapheme1
C20: from Greek ŧ a letter
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For example, 'my' and 'lie' have the same phoneme at the end, but different graphemes.
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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.
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“In linguistics, a grapheme is the smallest unit of the writing system of any given language.”
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The researchers said schools may be wasting their time teaching more complex graphemes of little use to children in reading.
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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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