digraphia

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/ˌdaɪˈɡɹæ.fi.ə/

noun

The concurrent use of two scripts for the same spoken language.

OriginAncient Greek διγραφία →
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Meanings

noundigraphia (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe concurrent use of two scripts for the same spoken language.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekδιγραφία
  2. Englishdigraphia

From Ancient Greek διγραφία (digraphía), δι- (di-, “twice”) + -γραφία (-graphía, “writing”), modeled on diglossia.

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digraphia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/digraphia

MLA

“digraphia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/digraphia. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “digraphia,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/digraphia.

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