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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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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