tri·graph (tr  gr f )n. 1. Three letters spelling one consonant, vowel, or diphthong, such as Sch in Schiller or igh in high or thigh. 2. A group of three letters, especially of frequent occurrence in a given language, as the or ing in English or gli in Italian. 3. Any combination of three letters of an alphabet. Also called trigram. |
trigraph [ˈtraɪˌgrɑːf -ˌgræf]
n
(Linguistics / Phonetics & Phonology) a combination of three letters used to represent a single speech sound or phoneme, such as eau in French beau
trigraphic [traɪˈgræfɪk] adj
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