allograph
noun
al·lo·graph
ˈa-lə-ˌgraf 
1
: a letter of an alphabet in a particular shape (such as A or a)
2
: a letter or combination of letters that is one of several ways of representing one phoneme (such as pp in hopping representing the phoneme \p\)
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“Allograph.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/allograph. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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