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graphemics

Syllables: gra·phe·mics/ɡɹæˈfiː.mɪks/US/ɡɹæˈfi.mɪks/

graphemics noun: the study of the graphemes, or writing units, of a script, and of their relation to the phonemes of the spoken language.

Noun

graphemics (uncountable)

  1. The study of the graphemes, or writing units, of a script, and of their relation to the phonemes of the spoken language.

Origin of graphemics

By analogy with phonemics. By surface analysis, graphemic + -s.

Questions about graphemics

What does graphemics mean?
Graphemics means the study of the graphemes, or writing units, of a script, and of their relation to the phonemes of the spoken language.
What part of speech is graphemics?
Graphemics is a noun.
How do you pronounce graphemics?
Graphemics is pronounced /ɡɹæˈfiː.mɪks/ (UK).

Words near graphemics in the dictionary

  1. grapheme-phoneme correspondences
  2. grapheme-to-phoneme
  3. graphemes
  4. graphemic
  5. graphemically
  6. graphemics
  7. graphene
  8. graphene layer
  9. graphene layers
  10. graphenes
  11. graphenic

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