Graham

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈɡreɪ.É™m/, /ˈɡreÉ™m/
• also GenAm IPA: /É¡ræm/GenAm Rhymes: -æm
• Homophones: gram, gramme GenAm
• The General American pronunciation of graham has merged with that of gram, because of æ-tensing. In many cases, the vowel has not actually flattened, but æ-tensing has caused many vowels (including in graham) to tense to the phoneme . Sometimes this vowel is pronounced as a true anyway, because speakers interpret the -aha- in graham as the phoneme due to conventional allophony. See also mayonnaise, where æ-tensing has a similar effect.

Origin

Named after Sylvester Graham.

Full definition of graham

Noun

1. Flour made by grinding wheat berries including the bran.

Synonyms

• graham flour

Derived terms

• graham cracker

Related terms

• whole wheat flour