digraph

[ dahy-graf, -grahf ]

/ ˈdaɪ græf, -grɑf /

noun

a pair of letters representing a single speech sound, as ea in meat or th in path.

Origin of digraph

First recorded in 1780–90; di-¹ + -graph

OTHER WORDS FROM digraph

di·graph·ic

[dahy-graf-ik], /daɪˈgræf ɪk/, adjectivedi·graph·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby digraph

dig one's own grave, digoneutic, dig out, digoxin, digram, digraph, digress, digression, digressive, digs, dig up

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Example sentences from the Web for digraph

Digraph, dī′graf, n. two letters expressing but one sound, as ph in digraph.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various
A digraph may either be a combination of two consonants or of two vowels or of a vowel and a consonant.
Plain English|Marian Wharton
Two letters forming a diphthong or digraph are not to be separated.
Division of Words|Frederick W. Hamilton
The digraph th is represented in Old English texts by and , no consistent distinction being made between them.
Anglo-Saxon Grammar and Exercise Book|C. Alphonso Smith

A consonant or digraph between two sounded vowels usually joins the following vowel, rea-son, no-ti-fy, mo-ther.
Division of Words|Frederick W. Hamilton

British Dictionary definitions for digraph

digraph

/ (ˈdaɪɡrɑːf, -ɡræf) /

noun

a combination of two letters or characters used to represent a single speech sound such as gh in English toughCompare ligature (def. 5), diphthong

Derived forms of digraph

digraphic (daɪˈɡræfɪk), adjective

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单词	digraph
释义	digraph [ dahy-graf, -grahf ] / ˈdaɪ græf, -grɑf / noun a pair of letters representing a single speech sound, as ea in meat or th in path. Origin of digraph First recorded in 1780–90; di-¹ + -graph OTHER WORDS FROM digraph di·graph·ic [dahy-graf-ik], /daɪˈgræf ɪk/, adjectivedi·graph·i·cal·ly, adverb Words nearby digraph dig one's own grave, digoneutic, dig out, digoxin, digram, digraph, digress, digression, digressive, digs, dig up Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for digraph Digraph, dī′graf, n. two letters expressing but one sound, as ph in digraph. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)\|Various A digraph may either be a combination of two consonants or of two vowels or of a vowel and a consonant. Plain English\|Marian Wharton Two letters forming a diphthong or digraph are not to be separated. Division of Words\|Frederick W. Hamilton The digraph th is represented in Old English texts by and , no consistent distinction being made between them. Anglo-Saxon Grammar and Exercise Book\|C. Alphonso Smith A consonant or digraph between two sounded vowels usually joins the following vowel, rea-son, no-ti-fy, mo-ther. Division of Words\|Frederick W. Hamilton British Dictionary definitions for digraph digraph / (ˈdaɪɡrɑːf, -ɡræf) / noun a combination of two letters or characters used to represent a single speech sound such as gh in English toughCompare ligature (def. 5), diphthong Derived forms of digraph digraphic (daɪˈɡræfɪk), adjective Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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