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digraph

/ˈdaɪˌɡɹɑːf/US/ˈdaɪˌɡræf/

digraph noun: a directed graph.

Noun (1)

digraph (plural digraphs)

  1. A directed graph.

Noun (2)

digraph (plural digraphs)

  1. A two-character sequence used to enter a single conceptual character.
  2. A pair of letters, especially a pair representing a single phoneme.
    • As a special education teacher, I find that introducing one or two digraphs a week works well.2022 July 11, Sarah Forst, “How to Teach Consonant Digraphs”, in The Designer Teacher
    • A consonant digraph is a combination of two consonants that represent one sound.2023 November 14, Bronwyn, “What Is a Digraph? Understanding This Phonics Building Block”, in TeachStarter
  3. (divination of the Taixuanjing) a sequence of two lines, each of which may be unbroken, broken once, or broken twice.

digraph meaning in Hindi, Nepali, Malay and Vietnamese

digraph in Hindi

digraph, ligature
संयुक्ताक्षर sãyuktākṣar

digraph in Nepali

pair of letters
संयुक्ताक्षर samyuktākṣar

digraph in Malay

pair of letters
digraf, dwihuruf, dwilambang

digraph in Vietnamese

pair of letters
chữ ghép

Forms of digraph

pluraldigraphs

Origin of digraph

Blend of directed + graph.

From Ancient Greek δίς (dís, “double”) + γράφω (gráphō, “write”), equivalent to di- + -graph.

Words formed from digraph

Questions about digraph

What does digraph mean?
Digraph means a directed graph.
What is digraph in Hindi?
Digraph in Hindi is संयुक्ताक्षर (sãyuktākṣar). See Digraph meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is digraph?
Digraph is a noun.
How do you pronounce digraph?
Digraph is pronounced /ˈdaɪˌɡɹɑːf/ (UK).
What is the plural of digraph?
The plural of digraph is digraphs.

Words near digraph in the dictionary

  1. digoxoside
  2. digoxygenin
  3. digoxygenins
  4. digram
  5. digrams
  6. digraph
  7. digraphia
  8. digraphic
  9. digraphically
  10. digraphoid
  11. digraphon

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: digraph (page history and authors); संयुक्ताक्षर (Hindi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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