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Definition 2024
Grapheme
grapheme
grapheme
English
Noun
grapheme (plural graphemes)
- A fundamental unit of a writing system, corresponding to (for example) letters in the English alphabet or jamo in Korean Hangeul.
- In alphabetic writing, the shortest group of letters composing a phoneme.
Examples (graphemes of the phoneme /f/) |
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f (as in "fun") |
Translations
fundamental unit of a writing system