graphy Philol.
(ˈgræfɪ)
[ad. Fr. graphie system of writing.]
A graphic symbol representing a phoneme; = graph n.3
| 1955 Trans. Philol. Soc. 138 The characteristic insular graphies of the later twelfth century boef, beof, b{obar}f do not deserve to be dismissed as Anglo-Normanisms. 1962 Davis & Wrenn English & Medieval Stud. 56 Whereas original long e and o are not infrequently represented by the graphies ee and oo, original short e and o are never so represented. 1968 Medium ævum XXXVII. 87 The same graphy appears in the same manuscript in the form beniscun. 1970 Jrnl. Eng. Place-Name Soc. II. 16 The graphy gu for [g] before e, i arose in French after initial gw had been reduced to g at some time before the late twelfth century. |