noun
- different written forms or representations of the same letter, phoneme, or linguistic unit
Usage: linguistics; technical
Examples
- The letters ‘a’ and ‘A’ are allographs of the same phoneme.
- In handwriting, there are many allographs for the letter ‘g’.
- Students studied different allographs used in various writing systems.
- The cursive and print versions are allographs of the same letter.
- Linguists analyze allographs to understand writing system variations.
- Different fonts create allographs that represent identical sounds.