TRIGRAPH


Meaning of TRIGRAPH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtrī-ˌgraf ]

noun

Date: circa 1836

1. : three letters spelling a single consonant, vowel, or diphthong

eau of beau is a trigraph

2. : a cluster of three successive letters

the, ion, and ing are high frequency trigraph s

• tri·graph·ic (ˌ)trī-ˈgra-fik adjective

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