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digraph

Pronunciation: /ˈdʌɪgrɑːf/
Definition of digraph

noun

  • a combination of two letters representing one sound, as in ph and ey.
  • Printing a character consisting of two joined letters; a ligature.

Derivatives

digraphic

Pronunciation: /-ˈgrafɪk/
adjective

Grammar

Two letters written together to represent a single sound. For example, these are consonant digraphs:ch ck gh ph sh th There are also many vowel digraphs in English. For example:ai au ea ei oa oi ou For historical reasons, the letters ‘a’ and ‘e’ are frequently joined in the older spelling of words such as medieval:mediæval The use of this digraph is, however, dying out.

digraph in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of digraph in the US English dictionary
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