Digraph

/ˌdaɪˈgræf/

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Other forms: digraphs

Definitions of digraph

noun
two successive letters (especially two letters used to represent a single sound: `sh' in `shoe')

synonyms: digram

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type of:
alphabetic character, letter, letter of the alphabet
the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech

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