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Meaning of diphthong

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

diphthong

Pronunciation:/ˈdɪfθɑŋ//ˈdɪfθɒŋ(ɡ)//ˈdɪfθɔŋ/

noun

Definitions

  1. A complex vowel sound that begins with the sound of one vowel and ends with the sound of another vowel, in the same syllable.

  2. A vowel digraph or ligature.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/diphthong

Related words

dipthongdiphthongisationdiphthongizationdiphthongationdialefegliding voweldissyllablediaeresis