archigrapheme

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noun

A grapheme which ambiguously represents any of several graphemes. For example, a single rasm unit.

Scrabble 26

Meanings

nounarchigrapheme (plural archigraphemes)

plural archigraphemes

  1. mediaA grapheme which ambiguously represents any of several graphemes. For example, a single rasm unit.

Origin

From archi- + grapheme, by analogy with archiphoneme, which represents several phonemes.

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APA

archigrapheme. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/archigrapheme

MLA

“archigrapheme.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/archigrapheme. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “archigrapheme,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/archigrapheme.

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