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digraphia

/ˌdaɪˈɡɹæ.fi.ə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
di-graphia
IPA
/ˌdaɪˈɡɹæ.fi.ə/
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The concurrent use of two scripts for the same spoken language.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek διγραφία (digraphía), δι- (di-, “twice”) + -γραφία (-graphía, “writing”), modeled on diglossia.

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Frequently Paired Words

diglossia

Questions

How do you pronounce digraphia?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌdaɪˈɡɹæ.fi.ə/.
What does digraphia mean?
The concurrent use of two scripts for the same spoken language.
Where does digraphia come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

How to pronounce digraphia

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