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| A '''heptagraph''' is a seven-letter sequence of letters that behaves as a unit and is not the sum of its parts. ], for example, uses a heptagraph, {{angbr|· · · — · · —}}, for the dollar sign. | A '''heptagraph''' is a seven-letter sequence of letters that behaves as a unit and is not the sum of its parts. ], for example, uses a heptagraph, {{angbr|· · · — · · —}}, for the dollar sign. | ||
| Heptagraphs are extremely rare. The seven-letter German sequence {{angbr|schtsch}}, used to transliterate the Russian letter {{angbr|]}}, as in {{angbr|Borschtsch}} for {{angbr|борщ}} "]", is a sequence of a ] {{angbr|sch}} and a ] {{angbr|tsch}} rather than a heptagraph. Likewise, the ] have been claimed to have a heptagraph {{angbr|dts’kx’}}, but this is also a sequence, of {{angbr|dts’}} and {{angbr|kx’}}. | Heptagraphs are extremely rare. The seven-letter German sequence {{angbr|schtsch}}, used to transliterate the Russian letter {{angbr|]}}, as in {{angbr|Borschtsch}} for {{angbr|борщ}} "]", is a sequence of a ] {{angbr|sch}} and a ] {{angbr|tsch}} rather than a heptagraph. Likewise, the ] have been claimed to have a heptagraph {{angbr|dts’kx’}}, but this is also a sequence, of {{angbr|dts’}} and {{angbr|kx’}}. | ||
| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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A heptagraph is a seven-letter sequence of letters that behaves as a unit and is not the sum of its parts. Morse code, for example, uses a heptagraph, ⟨· · · — · · —⟩, for the dollar sign.
Heptagraphs are extremely rare. The seven-letter German sequence ⟨schtsch⟩, used to transliterate the Russian letter ⟨щ⟩, as in ⟨Borschtsch⟩ for ⟨борщ⟩ "borscht", is a sequence of a trigraph ⟨sch⟩ and a tetragraph ⟨tsch⟩ rather than a heptagraph. Likewise, the Juu languages have been claimed to have a heptagraph ⟨dts’kx’⟩, but this is also a sequence, of ⟨dts’⟩ and ⟨kx’⟩.
See also
- Multigraph (orthography)
- Digraph (two letters, as ⟨ch⟩ or ⟨ea⟩)
- Trigraph (three letters, as ⟨tch⟩ or ⟨eau⟩)
- Tetragraph (four letters, as German ⟨tsch⟩)
- Pentagraph (five letters)
- Hexagraph (six letters)