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letter vs digram

digram vs letter

letter and digram both are nouns.

letter is a verb but digram is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
letter Yes No Yes No
digram Yes No No No
As nouns, digram is a hyponym of letter; that is, digram is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than letter:
  • letter: the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech
  • digram: two successive letters (especially two letters used to represent a single sound: `sh' in `shoe')
Other hyponyms of letter include ascender, descender, digraph, initial, A, a, B, b, C, c, D, d, E, e, F, f, G, g, H, h, I, i, J, j, K, k, L, l, M, m, N, n, O, o, P, p, Q, q, R, r, S, s, T, t, U, u, V, v, double-u, W, w, ex, X, x, wye, Y, y, ezed, izzard, Z, z, zed, zee, alpha, beta, gamma, delta, epsilon, zeta, eta, theta, iota, kappa, lambda, mu, nu, xi, omicron, pi, rho, sigma, tau, upsilon, phi, chi, khi, psi, omega, aleph, beth, gimel, daleth, he, waw, zayin, heth, teth, yodh, kaph, lamedh, mem, nun, samekh, ayin, pe, sadhe, qoph, resh, sin, shin, taw, polyphone, polyphonic letter, block capital, block letter, vowel, consonant, yus.
letter (noun) digram (noun)
a written message addressed to a person or organization two successive letters (especially two letters used to represent a single sound: `sh' in `shoe')
the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech
an award earned by participation in a school sport
a strictly literal interpretation (as distinct from the intention)
owner who lets another person use something (housing usually) for hire
letter (verb) digram (verb)
mark letters on or mark with letters
set down or print with letters
win an athletic letter
Difference between letter and digram

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