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diphthong Definition


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diphthong
noun
    1. Two vowel sounds pronounced as one syllable, such as the sound represented by the ou in sounds.
    2. A digraph.
Derivative: diphthongal
adj
    Derivative: diphthongally
    adverb
      Etymology: 15c: from Greek di- twice + phthongos sound.



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