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- [graf-eem]
- /ˈgræf im/
- /ˈɡræf.iːm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [graf-eem]
- /ˈgræf im/
Definitions of grapheme word
- noun grapheme a minimal unit of a writing system. 1
- noun grapheme a unit of a writing system consisting of all the written symbols or sequences of written symbols that are used to represent a single phoneme. 1
- noun grapheme The smallest meaningful contrastive unit in a writing system. 1
- noun grapheme one of a set of orthographic symbols (letters or combinations of letters) in a given language that serve to distinguish one word from another and usually correspond to or represent phonemes, e.g. the f in fun, the ph in phantom, and the gh in laugh 0
- noun grapheme a class consisting of all the allographs representing a given unit of a writing system, or all those representing a given phoneme 0
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Origin of grapheme
First appearance:
before 1935 One of the 8% newest English words
First recorded in 1935-40; graph- + -eme
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Grapheme
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
grapheme popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
grapheme usage trend in Literature
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See also
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