DIPHTHONG

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("diphthong" is a kind of...):

vowel; vowel sound (a speech sound made with the vocal tract open)

Derivation:

diphthongize (change from a simple vowel to a diphthong)

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