English Dictionary: Diphthong | by the DICT Development Group |
3 results for Diphthong | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Diphthong \Diph"thong\ (?; 115, 277), n. [L. diphthongus, Gr. [?]; di- = di`s- twice + [?] voice, sound, fr. [?] to utter a sound: cf. F. diphthongue.] (Ortho[89]py) (a) A coalition or union of two vowel sounds pronounced in one syllable; as, ou in out, oi in noise; -- called a {proper diphthong}. (b) A vowel digraph; a union of two vowels in the same syllable, only one of them being sounded; as, ai in rain, eo in people; -- called an {improper diphthong}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Diphthong \Diph"thong\, v. t. To form or pronounce as a diphthong; diphthongize. [R.] |