Diphthong

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  • noun. A complex speech sound or glide that begins with one vowel and gradually changes to another vowel within the same syllable, as (oi) in boil or (ī) in fine.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To sound as a diphthong; diphthongize.
  • noun. A coalition or union of two vowels pronounced in one syllable.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A coalition or union of two vowel sounds pronounced in one syllable; as, ou in out, oi in noise; -- called a proper diphthong.
  • noun. 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.
  • transitive verb. To form or pronounce as a diphthong; diphthongize.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A complex vowel sound that begins with the sound of one vowel and ends with the sound of another vowel, in the same syllable.
  • noun. A vowel digraph or ligature.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a vowel sound that starts near the articulatory position for one vowel and moves toward the position for another
    • Word Usage
    "A diphthong is the gliding sound of combining vowels, as in the oy in the head-smacking Yiddish oy veh."
    cross-reference
    glide  ligature  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    vowel  vowel sound  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    improper diphthong  proper diphthong  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
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    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    allophone  alveolar  apico-alveolar  apico-dental  articulation  
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