Standard Lemma guide

bigram

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈbaɪ.ɡɹæm/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: B AY1 G R AE0 M Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

An n-gram consisting of two items from a sequence.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: attributive, often

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Examples

  • bigram model

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a word that is written with two letters in an alphabetic writing system

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: written word

History

Etymology

From bi- + -gram.

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Icelandic: tvístæða — linguistics: a pair used in analysis
  • Swedish: bigram — linguistics: a pair used in analysis