Trigraph
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈtɹaɪɡɹɑːf/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Trigraph is a noun meaning (linguistics) A specific sequence of three letters, especially one used collectively to represent a single phoneme.
Meaning
(linguistics) A specific sequence of three letters, especially one used collectively to represent a single phoneme.
More Meanings
- (computing) A three-character sequence used to enter a single conceptual character.
Example Sentences
The letter “i” is pronounced as /aɪ/ when followed by the trigraph “ght”, as in right /raɪt/.
Then, practice reading fluency sentences together that contain words with trigraphs and other mastered words.
These new features are charizing, stringization, token concatenation, string concatenation, trigraph replacement, and predefined macros.
Word Forms
- trigraphs
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include trigram, pentagraph, multigraph, hexagraph, digraph, polygraph.
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