A writing system consists of a set of graphemes plus certain characteristic features of their use (Henry A. Gleason, Jr.).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
graph — graph·eme; … English syllables
eme — graph·eme; lex·eme; sem·eme; tax·eme; … English syllables
grapheme — graph·eme … English syllables
grapheme — graph•eme [[t]ˈgræf im[/t]] n. 1) ling. a minimal unit of a writing system 2) ling. a unit of a writing system consisting of all the written symbols or sequences of written symbols that are used to represent a single phoneme • Etymology: 1935–40; … From formal English to slang
grapheme — ☆ grapheme [graf′ēm΄ ] n. [graph, a spelling, occurrence of an allograph (< GRAPH) + EME] Linguis. a class consisting of all the allographs representing a given unit of a writing system, or all those representing a given phoneme graphemic adj … English World dictionary
grapheme — graph eme n. (Linguistics) a written symbol that is used to represent speech. Syn: character, graphic symbol. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
grapheme — noun Etymology: graph + eme Date: 1932 1. a unit (as a letter or digraph) of a writing system 2. the set of units of a writing system (as letters and letter combinations) that represent a phoneme • graphemic adjective • graphemically adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
grapheme — graphemically, adv. /graf eem/, n. Ling. 1. a minimal unit of a writing system. 2. a unit of a writing system consisting of all the written symbols or sequences of written symbols that are used to represent a single phoneme. [1935 40; GRAPH +… … Universalium
grapheme — /ˈgræfim/ (say grafeem) noun the smallest unit of writing or printing that distinguishes one meaning from another, as, in English, any of the letters of the alphabet. {graph + eme} …
m — 1. m [ ɛm ] n. m. inv. ♦ Treizième lettre et dixième consonne de l alphabet : m majuscule (M), m minuscule (m). Prononc. Lettre qui, prononcée, note à l initiale, entre voyelles ou suivie de e caduc, l occlusive nasale bilabiale [ m ] (ami,… … Encyclopédie Universelle
