diphthong
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
French diphtongue, from Ancient Greek δίφθογγος (diphthongos), “‘two sounds’”), from δίς (dis), “‘twice’”) + φθόγγος (phthongos), “‘sound’”).
[edit] Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA: /ˈdɪfθɒŋ/, /ˈdɪpθɒŋ/
- (US) IPA: /ˈdɪfθɔŋ/, /ˈdɪpθɔŋ/
- (CA; US, in accents with the cot-caught merger) IPA: /ˈdɪfθɑŋ/, /ˈdɪpθɑŋ/
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[edit] Noun
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diphthong (plural diphthongs)
- (phonetics) A complex vowel sound that begins with the sound of one vowel and ends with the sound of another vowel, in the same syllable.
- For example: "ae", "au", "ou"
- Joined vowels, pronounced as one, such as a and e in æ, or o and e in œ
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[edit] Translations
a complex vowel sound
joined vowels pronounced as one
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