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heterography
het·er·og·ra·phy
[
hèttə róggrəfee
]
(
plural
het·er·og·ra·phies
)
noun
Definition:
1.
different letters representing same sound:
the use of different letters or groups of letters to represent the same sound or sounds
2.
nonphonetic writing system:
a writing system that uses different combinations of letters to represent the same sound or sounds
[
Late 18th century. <hetero-, after orthography
]
het·er·o·graph·ic
[
hèttərō gráffik
]
adjective
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het·er·o·graph·ic [ hèttərō gráffik ] adjective
