Allograph

/ˈæloʊˌɡræf/ noun

Definition

A variant form of a letter or character used in writing, like how 'a' can be written as a, ɑ, or α without changing its meaning.

Etymology

From Greek 'allo-' (other) + '-graph' (writing, mark); coined in linguistics and typography to describe different written forms of the same symbol or letter.

Kelly Says

Allographs explain why your handwriting of the letter 'g' might look totally different from your friend's 'g'—they're the same letter with the same sound, but graphically different, which is why fonts exist!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አላሎጂክ
a-la-lo-ˈdʒi-k
ARالعربية
نقل
naql
BNবাংলা
অ্যালোগ্রাফ
a-lo-ˈɡra-f
CACatalà
al·logràfic
a-lo-ˈɡra-fik
CSČeština
allograf
a-lo-ˈɡraf
DADansk
allograf
a-lo-ˈɡraːf
DEDeutsch
Allograph
a-lo-ˈɡraːf
ELΕλληνικά
αλλόγραμμα
a-lo-ˈɡra-ma
ESEspañol
alógrafo
a-lo-ˈɡra-fo
FAفارسی
هم‌سنگ
ham-seng
FISuomi
allografi
a-lo-ˈɡra-fi
FRFrançais
allographe
a-lo-ˈɡraːf
GUGU
એલોજેનિક
e-lo-ˈɡe-nik
HAHA
allogenetik
a-lo-ˈdʒe-ne-tik
HEעברית
הומוגני
ho-mo-ˈɡeni
HIहिन्दी
अलोग्राफ
a-lo-ˈɡra-f
HUMagyar
allograf
a-lo-ˈɡraf
IDBahasa Indonesia
allograf
a-lo-ˈɡra-f
IGIG
allogenetik
a-lo-ˈdʒe-ne-tik
ITItaliano
allografo
a-lo-ˈɡra-fo
JA日本語
異形写
i-kei-sho
KKKK
аллогендік
al-lo-ˈɡen-dik
KMKM
អាលឡូហ្សេន
a-al-lo-ˈhsen
KO한국어
다른 글자
da-neun geol-ja
MRMR
अलोगॅनिक
a-lo-ˈɡe-nik
MSBahasa Melayu
allograf
a-lo-ˈɡra-f
MYမြန်မာ
အလိုဂျင်
a-lo-ˈdʒin
NLNederlands
allograph
a-lo-ˈɡraːf
NONorsk
allograf
a-lo-ˈɡraːf
PAPA
ਅਲੋਜੈਨਿਕ
a-lo-ˈdʒe-nik
PLPolski
allograf
a-lo-ˈɡraf
PTPortuguês
alógrafo
a-lo-ˈɡra-fo
RORomână
allograf
a-lo-ˈɡraf
RUРусский
аллограф
al-lo-ˈɡraf
SVSvenska
allograf
a-lo-ˈɡraːf
SWKiswahili
allogeneti
a-lo-ˈdʒe-ne-ti
TAதமிழ்
தொடர்புடைய
to-da-r-pu-da-i
TEతెలుగు
అలొజెనిక్
a-lo-ˈdʒe-nik
THไทย
ตัวอักษรที่แตกต่าง
tua-a-k-sa-r thii-d-ang-ta-ng
TLTL
allograf
a-lo-ˈɡra-f
TRTürkçe
allograf
a-lo-ˈɡraf
UKУкраїнська
аллограф
al-lo-ˈɡraf
URاردو
ال Allojenic
al-lo-ˈdʒe-nik
VITiếng Việt
viết khác
vi-et khac
YOYO
allogenetik
a-lo-ˈdʒe-ne-tik
ZH中文
异体字
yì tǐ zì
ZUZU
allogenetik
a-lo-ˈdʒe-ne-tik

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