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tri·graph (trī′graf′)

noun

a group of three letters representing one sound (Ex.: pph in Sappho)

Etymology: tri- + -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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