First Known Use: 1932
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grapheme
noun graph·eme \ˈgra-ˌfēm\
Definition of GRAPHEME
1
: a unit (as a letter or digraph) of a writing system
2
: the set of units of a writing system (as letters and letter combinations) that represent a phoneme
— gra·phe·mic \gra-ˈfē-mik\ adjective
— gra·phe·mi·cal·ly \-mi-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
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Origin of GRAPHEME
-graph + -eme
Rhymes with GRAPHEME
abeam, agleam, airstream, berseem, beseem, bireme, blaspheme, bloodstream, centime, coal seam, cold cream, crossbeam, daydream, downstream, dream team, drill team, egg cream, esteem, extreme, French seam, Gulf Stream, hakim, headstream, high beam, hornbeam, I beam, ice cream, inseam, jet stream, kilim, lexeme, live steam, low beam, mainstream, midstream, millime, millstream, moonbeam, morpheme, onstream, phoneme, pipe dream, redeem, regime, rhyme scheme, sealed-beam, sememe, sidestream, slipstream, sour cream, sunbeam, supreme, tag team, Tarim, third-stream, toneme, trireme, unseam, upstream, warp beam, wet dream
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