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单词 digraph
释义

digraph

noun

di·​graph ˈdī-ˌgraf How to pronounce digraph (audio)
1
: a group of two successive letters whose phonetic value is a single sound (such as ea in bread or ng in sing) or whose value is not the sum of a value borne by each in other occurrences (such as ch in chin where the value is \\t\\ + \\sh\\)
2
: a group of two successive letters
3
: ligature sense 4
digraphic
dī-ˈgra-fik How to pronounce digraph (audio)
adjective
digraphically
dī-ˈgra-fi-k(ə-)lē How to pronounce digraph (audio)
adverb

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web To construct a vowel progression theme, the constructor develops a set of phrases in which the last word of each entry starts with the same letter or digraph — in this case, PR — and ends with one of the vowel sounds. New York Times, 24 July 2022

Word History

First Known Use

1780, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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