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diphthong

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9 lettersPronunciation /ˈdɪfˌθɒŋ(ɡ)/Part of speech nounSorted dghhinoptStarts with DEnds with G0 clues
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Definitions

  1. a vowel sound that starts near the articulatory position for one vowel and moves toward the position for another

Word origin

From French diphtongue, from Late Latin diphthongus, from Ancient Greek δίφθογγος (díphthongos, “two sounds”), from δίς (dís, “twice”) + φθόγγος (phthóngos, “sound”).

Used in a sentence

  • In Lang Belta vowels usually appear preceding or following a consonant (see previous examples), and as of now no occurrence of diphthongs or triphthongs has been attested.
  • And he might have written the name, also, with the diphthong æ, as well as the single vowel, in the initial syllable, throughout all the preceding forms.
  • An improper diphthong has only one of the vowels sounded; as, ea in heat, oa in coal.

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