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allograph Definition

allo·graph (al′ō graf′, al′ə-)

noun

  1. any of the ways a unit of a writing system, as the letter of an alphabet, is formed or shaped
  2. any of the units or combinations of units that can represent a single phoneme, morpheme, syllable, etc.

Etymology: allo- + -graph

allograph Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • grapheme: Each of the five graphs are allographs of the graphemes c, l, a and s.

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