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di⋅graph

  [dahy-graf, -grahf]
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–noun
a pair of letters representing a single speech sound, as ea in meat or th in path.
Origin:
1780–90; di- 1 + -graph

Related forms:
di⋅graph⋅ic  [dahy-graf-ik] , adjective
di⋅graph⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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di·graph   (dī'grāf')   
n.  
  1. A pair of letters representing a single speech sound, such as the ph in pheasant or the ea in beat.
  2. A single character consisting of two letters run together and representing a single sound, such as Old English æ.
di·graph'ic (dī-grāf'ĭk) adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Digraph

Di"graph\, n. [Gr. di- = di`s- twice + ? a writing, ? to write.] Two signs or characters combined to express a single articulated sound; as ea in head, or th in bath.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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