tri|graph

tri|graph
tri|graph «TRY graf, -grahf», noun.
1. a combination of three letters used to represent a single sound. The eau in beau is a trigraph.
2. any combination of three letters, such as may be used in a cryptogram.
[< tri- + -graph]

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