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diphthong

noun

1 diphthong

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

Roget 561: letter; character; hieroglyphic etc. (writing) 590; type etc. (printing) 591; capitals; digraph, trigraph; ... show more

Dutch: tweeklank, diftong
Polish: dwugłoska, dyftong


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