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grapheme definition

☆ graph·eme (graf′ēm′)

noun

Linguis. a class consisting of all the allographs representing a given unit of a writing system, or all those representing a given phoneme

Etymology: graph, a spelling, occurrence of an allograph (< -graph) + -eme

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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