grapheme
grapheme · graphemes
графема
графема
Graphem
A fundamental unit of a writing system, corresponding to letters in the English…A fundamental unit of a writing system, corresponding to (for example) letters in the English alphabet or jamo in Korean hangul.
UK/ˈɡɹæ.fiːm/US/ˈɡɹæ.fim/
Meaning
3 sensesA fundamental unit of a writing system, corresponding to (for example) letters in the English alphabet or jamo in Korean hangul.
Graphem
графе́маgraféma
графе́маhraféma
A sequence of one or more code points that are processed and displayed as a single graphical unit of a writing system.
In alphabetic writing, the shortest group of letters composing a phoneme.
More definitions
- a written symbol that is used to represent speech
Translations
8 languagesУкраїнська
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Origin
From Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō, “write”) + -eme. Doublet of -gram.From Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō, “write”) + -eme. Doublet of -gram.
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Forms
plural: graphemesSynonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- a written symbol that is used to represent speech:charactergraphgraphic symbol