Digram (Noun)
Meaning
Two successive letters (especially two letters used to represent a single sound: `sh' in `shoe').
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The "sh" in "shoe" and the "th" in "this" are both examples of digrams in the English language.
- In phonetics, a digram is a combination of two letters that represent a single distinct sound.
- The "ch" in "church" is a common digram used to represent a single sound in many English words.
- Digrams such as "ph" and "kh" are often used to represent the sounds of foreign languages in English.
- The "qu" in "queen" is also a digram, as the two letters together make a single unique sound.