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Definition of diphthong noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

diphthong

 noun
noun
NAmE//ˈdɪfθɔŋ//
 
, NAmE//ˈdɪfθɑŋ//
 
, NAmE//ˈdɪpθɔŋ//
 
, NAmE//ˈdɪpθɑŋ//
 
(phonetics)
 
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a combination of two vowel sounds or vowel letters, for example the sounds/aɪ/ in pipe/paɪp/ or the letters ou in doubt compare monophthong, triphthong
diphthongal
 
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NAmE//dɪfˈθɔŋɡl//
 
, NAmE//dɪfˈθɑŋɡl//
 
, NAmE//dɪpˈθɔŋɡl//
 
, NAmE//dɪpˈθɑŋɡl//
 
adjectiveSee diphthong in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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