digraph
nounEtymology From Ancient Greek δίς (dís, “double”) + γράφω (gráphō, “write”), equivalent to di- + -graph.
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Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences A two-character sequence used to enter a single conceptual character.
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Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences A pair of letters, especially a pair representing a single phoneme.
- As a special education teacher, I find that introducing one or two digraphs a week works well.2022 July 11, Sarah Forst, “How to Teach Consonant Digraphs”, in The Designer Teacher:
- A consonant digraph is a combination of two consonants that represent one sound.2023 November 14, Bronwyn, “What Is a Digraph? Understanding This Phonics Building Block”, in TeachStarter:
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a sequence of two lines, each of which may be unbroken, broken once, or broken twice.
Divination of the Taixuanjing
- Derived terms
- digraphia, digraphic, pseudodigraph, subdigraph
- Related terms
- trigraph, tetragraph, pentagraph, hexagraph, heptagraph, octagraph, monophthong, diphthong, triphthong, ligature