Grapheme: meaning, definitions and examples
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grapheme
[ หษกraf.iหm ]
linguistics
A unit of a writing system which represents a single phoneme. Graphemes can be letters, punctuation marks, or other symbols.
Examples of usage
- English alphabet letters are examples of graphemes.
- In the written language, a comma is considered a grapheme.
- A grapheme can also represent a sound in a non-alphabetic writing system.
Translations
Translations of the word "grapheme" in other languages:
๐ต๐น grafema
๐ฎ๐ณ เคเฅเคฐเคนเคฃเคพเคเฅเคทเคฐ
๐ฉ๐ช Graphem
๐ฎ๐ฉ grafem
๐บ๐ฆ ะณัะฐัะตะผะฐ
๐ต๐ฑ grafem
๐ฏ๐ต ใฐใฉใใงใ (gurafemu)
๐ซ๐ท graphรจme
๐ช๐ธ grafema
๐น๐ท grafem
๐ฐ๐ท ๊ทธ๋ํ (geuraepeu)
๐ธ๐ฆ ุบุฑุงููู ุง
๐จ๐ฟ grafรฉm
๐ธ๐ฐ grafรฉm
๐จ๐ณ ๅญ็ด (zรฌsรน)
๐ธ๐ฎ grafem
๐ฎ๐ธ grafem
๐ฐ๐ฟ ะณัะฐัะตะผะฐ
๐ฌ๐ช แแ แแคแแแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ qrafem
๐ฒ๐ฝ grafema
Etymology
The term 'grapheme' was first introduced by linguist Henry Sweet in 1892. It is derived from the Greek words 'graphein' meaning 'to write' and 'eme' meaning 'unit'. The concept of graphemes plays a crucial role in the study of writing systems and phonology.
See also: autograph, graph, graphic, graphing, graphite, monograph, xylograph.
Word Frequency Rank
This word's position of #34,974 indicates it's among the more rare English words. While understanding it broadens your vocabulary, focus on more common words first.
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