DIGRAPH


Meaning of DIGRAPH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈdī-ˌgraf ]

noun

Date: 1780

1. : a group of two successive letters whose phonetic value is a single sound (as ea in bread or ng in sing ) or whose value is not the sum of a value borne by each in other occurrences (as ch in chin where the value is t + sh)

2. : a group of two successive letters

3. : ligature 4

• di·graph·ic dī-ˈgra-fik adjective

• di·graph·i·cal·ly -fi-k(ə-)lē adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.