🔡digraph

noun
/ˈdaɪɡræf/

Meaning

A pair of letters representing a single sound, such as 'sh' in 'ship'.

Example Sentences

In the word 'phone', the letters 'ph' form a digraph.

Synonyms

letter pair, combination, grapheme, phoneme unit

Antonyms

single letter, monograph

Collocations

vowel digraph, consonant digraph, letter digraph, English digraph

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