GRAPHEME


Meaning of GRAPHEME in English

/ ˈgræfiːm; NAmE / noun

( linguistics ) the smallest unit that has meaning in a writing system

—compare phoneme

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WORD ORIGIN

1930s: from graph a visual symbol representing a unit of sound or other feature of speech + -eme .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.