- diph|thong|ic
- diph|thong|ic «dihp THNG gihk, dihf-; -THONG-», adjective.= diphthongal. (Cf. ↑diphthongal)
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diph|thong — «DIHP thng, DIHF ; thong», noun. 1. a vowel sound made up of two vowel sounds pronounced in one syllable, such as ou in house, oi in noise. 2. two vowel letters joined together in printing, such as æ and œ; a ligature. 3. two vowel letters… … Useful english dictionary
diph|thong|ise — «DIHP thng yz, gyz; DIHF ; thong », transitive verb, intransitive verb. ised, is|ing. Especially British. diphthongize: »Because the vowels are jumbled up they tend to change character and diphthongise (Manchester Guardian) … Useful english dictionary
diph|thong|i|za|tion — «DIHP thng uh ZAY shuhn, guh ; DIHF ; thong », noun. the changing of a vowel into a diphthong … Useful english dictionary
diph|thong|ize — «DIHP thng yz, gyz; DIHF ; thong », verb, ized, iz|ing. –v.t. to change (a vowel or vowels) into a diphthong. –v.i. to become a diphthong … Useful english dictionary
diph·thong — /ˈdıfˌθɑːŋ/ noun, pl thongs [count] linguistics : two vowel sounds joined in one syllable to form one speech sound The sounds of “ou” in “out” and of “oy” in “boy” are diphthongs … Useful english dictionary
diph — diph·the·ria; diph·the·rit·ic; diph·thong·al; diph·thong·ic; diph·thong·iza·tion; diph·thong·ize; diph·y·es; an·ti·diph·the·rit·ic; diph·ther·ic; diph·the·roid; diph·thong; diph·the·ri·al; diph·the·ri·an; diph·thong·al·ly; … English syllables
thong — diph·thong·al; diph·thong·ic; diph·thong·iza·tion; diph·thong·ize; mon·oph·thong; mon·oph·thong·ization; mon·oph·thong·ize; thong; triph·thong; triph·thong·al; diph·thong; diph·thong·al·ly; … English syllables
diph|thon|gal — «dihp THNG guhl, dihf ; THONG », adjective. of or like a diphthong … Useful english dictionary
diphthong — diph·thong … English syllables
diphthongal — diph·thong·al … English syllables
