GRAPHEME


Meaning of GRAPHEME in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈgra-ˌfēm ]

noun

Etymology: -graph + -eme

Date: 1932

1. : a unit (as a letter or digraph) of a writing system

2. : the set of units of a writing system (as letters and letter combinations) that represent a phoneme

• gra·phe·mic gra-ˈfē-mik adjective

• gra·phe·mi·cal·ly -mi-k(ə-)lē adverb

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