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allograph
noun al·lo·graph \ˈa-lə-ˌgraf\
Definition of ALLOGRAPH
1
: a letter of an alphabet in a particular shape (as A or a)
2
: a letter or combination of letters that is one of several ways of representing one phoneme (as pp in hopping representing the phoneme \p\)
— al·lo·graph·ic \ˌa-lə-ˈgra-fik\ adjective
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First Known Use of ALLOGRAPH
1951
Rhymes with ALLOGRAPH
autograph, barograph, bathyscaphe, cenotaph, chronograph, circle graph, cryptograph, epigraph, epitaph, half-and-half, hectograph, holograph, homograph, hygrograph, kymograph, lithograph, logograph, micrograph, monograph, pantograph, paragraph, phonograph, photograph, pictograph, polygraph, quarterstaff, seismograph, serigraph, shadowgraph, shandygaff, spectrograph, sphygmograph, telegraph, thermograph, typograph
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