digraph

di·graph

noun \ˈdī-ˌgraf\

Definition of DIGRAPH

1

: a group of two successive letters whose phonetic value is a single sound (as ea in bread or ng in sing) or whose value is not the sum of a value borne by each in other occurrences (as ch in chin where the value is \t\ + \sh\)

2

: a group of two successive letters

3

: ligature 4

— di·graph·ic \dī-ˈgra-fik\ adjective

— di·graph·i·cal·ly \-fi-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

First Known Use of DIGRAPH

1780

Rhymes with DIGRAPH

agrafe, bar graph, behalf, carafe, chiffchaff, cowlstaff, distaff, Falstaff, flagstaff, Flagstaff, giraffe, half-staff, horselaugh, kenaf, line graph, mooncalf, paraph, pikestaff, riffraff, tipstaff