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digraph

di·graph
D d

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [dahy-graf, -grahf]
    • /ˈdaɪ græf, -grɑf/
    • /ˈdaɪgrɑːf/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dahy-graf, -grahf]
    • /ˈdaɪ græf, -grɑf/

Definitions of digraph word

  • noun digraph a pair of letters representing a single speech sound, as ea in meat or th in path. 1
  • noun digraph A combination of two letters representing one sound, as in ph and ey. 1
  • noun digraph a combination of two letters or characters used to represent a single speech sound such as gh in English tough 0
  • noun digraph a combination of two letters functioning as a unit to represent one sound (Ex.: read, bread, chin, graphic) 0
  • noun digraph (graph theory) A directed graph. 0
  • noun digraph (computing) A two-character sequence used to enter a single conceptual character. 0

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Origin of digraph

First appearance:

before 1780
One of the 45% newest English words
First recorded in 1780-90; di-1 + -graph

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Digraph

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

digraph popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

digraph usage trend in Literature

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