Meaning Of The Word Grapheme

Real Dictionary

What's the definition of Grapheme? Find Grapheme meanings, definitions and more at the Real Dictionary online.

Grapheme Meaning

Grapheme Definition
Grapheme Definition

What's The Definition Of Grapheme?

grapheme in American English
a class consisting of all the allographs representing a given unit of a writing system, or all those representing a given phoneme
noun: a minimal unit of a writing system

grapheme in British English
noun: one of a set of orthographic symbols (letters or combinations of letters) in a given language that serve to distinguish one word from another and usually correspond to or represent phonemes, e. g. the f in fun, the ph in phantom, and the gh in laugh

More Definitions

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Definitions Of The Day

  • Gooney bird ‐ noun: any of several albatrosses, esp. the black-footed…
  • Justitia ‐ noun: the ancient Roman personification…
  • Ultrarealist ‐ noun: a proponent of…
  • Fernitickle ‐ noun; noun:…
  • Contract labor ‐ noun: labor coercible by the enforceable provisions…
  • Reattain ‐ to attain (a goal, aim, level of achievement…
  • Degree ‐ any of the successive steps or stages in a process…
  • Preconcert ‐ to arrange or settle beforehand, as by agreement…
  • Sapremia ‐ a form of blood poisoning caused by toxic products…
  • Cut someone some slack ‐ to be less demanding of someone; ease up on someone…