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letter vs digraph

digraph vs letter

letter and digraph both are nouns.

letter is a verb but digraph is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
letter Yes No Yes No
digraph Yes No No No
As nouns, digraph is a hyponym of letter; that is, digraph is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than letter:
  • letter: the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech
  • digraph: two successive letters (especially two letters used to represent a single sound: `sh' in `shoe')
Other hyponyms of letter include ascender, descender, digram, 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) digraph (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) digraph (verb)
mark letters on or mark with letters
set down or print with letters
win an athletic letter
Difference between letter and digraph

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