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Definition of Trigraphs
1. trigraph [n] - See also: trigraph
Lexicographical Neighbors of Trigraphs
Literary usage of Trigraphs
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Primer of French Pronunciation by John Ernst Matzke (1905)
"It is of the utmost importance to associate these digraphs and trigraphs with
their simple phonetic values and to pronounce them as accurately and clearly ..."
2. Norwegian Grammar and Reader: With Notes and Vocabulary by Julius Emil Olson (1897)
"For k in consonantal digraphs and trigraphs, see 31. 23. L, m, n and p have
practically the same sounds as in English; as Lam-pe, lamp; Peng-e, money; ..."
3. The Eclectic Question Book: Designed to Assist Pupils in Reviewing Their by Alexander Duncan (1882)
"DIPHTHONGS, DIGRAPHS AND trigraphs. 1. Define a diphthong and give two examples.
P. 11, Sec. 1 and Rem. 2. Define a digraph and trigraph, and give five ..."
4. 135000 Words Spelled and Pronounced (preferred Form): Together with Valuable by John Hendricks Bechtel (1911)
"DIGRAPHS AND trigraphs The union of two letters to represent one sound is called
a digraph, and wf three letters, a trigraph. The letters may be either ..."
5. The Word by Harold Waldwin Percival (1913)
"In the trigraphs of ... Thus in the trigraphs of ... correspond to the three
superior yang, for the trigraphs of ..."
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