Diphthong | |
noun | 1. A sound formed by the combination of two vowels in a single syllable, in which the sound begins as one vowel and moves toward another (as in "coin," "loud," and "side").
2. A digraph representing the sound of a diphthong or single vowel (as in "feat"). |
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| "Learning and practicing a new diphthong was the most difficult part of her Chinese lesson." | "The best songwriters account for how the diphthongs of words come out in the music." | "The speech therapist spent most of the lesson working on diphthongs with the student." |
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| Greek, mid-15th century |
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| Don't let the "phth" in this word scare you off — you probably use a diphthong every time you speak. It's the linguistic term for sliding two vowel sounds together. ... | |
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