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graphemic

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graph·eme   (grāf'ēm')   
n.  

  1. A letter of an alphabet.

  2. All of the letters and letter combinations that represent a phoneme, as f, ph, and gh for the phoneme /f/.


[graph2 + -eme.]
gra·phe'mic (grā-fē'mĭk) adj., gra·phe'mi·cal·ly adv.
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