1. of or relating to a grapheme (a unit of writing, such as a letter or character, that represents a sound or meaning)
Usage: linguistics; formal

Examples

• The graphemic representation of the word 'cat' consists of three letters: c, a, and t.
• Linguists study graphemic systems to understand how writing systems encode language.
• The graphemic differences between English and French spelling reflect their distinct orthographic conventions.
• Children learn to recognize graphemic patterns as they develop reading skills.
• The graphemic analysis revealed that the two languages use different symbols for the same sound.