ALLOGRAPH


Meaning of ALLOGRAPH in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌgraf noun

( -s )

Etymology: all- + -graph

1. : a writing or signature made for a person by another — contrasted with autograph

2.

a. : a letter of an alphabet in a particular shape (as A or a)

b. : any letter or combination of letters that is one of a number of ways of representing one phoneme (as pp in hopping representing the phoneme p) — compare graph , grapheme

• al·lo·graph·ic | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ik, -ēk adjective

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