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graphemes

Main Entry:: graph·eme
Pronunciation:: \ˈgra-ˌfēm\
Function:: 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

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\gra-ˈfē-mik\ adjective

— gra·phe·mi·cal·ly

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\-mi-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

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