diph|thong

diph|thong
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 representing a single sound, such as ea in eat; a digraph.
╂[earlier diptonge < Old French diptongue < Late Latin diphthongus < Greek díphthongos < di- double + phthóngos sound, voice]
Usage A diphthong is often represented by only one letter, as i in ice or u in abuse.

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  • 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

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  • 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

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