DIPHTHONG
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Diph"thong (?; 115, 277), n. [L. diphthongus, Gr. &unr_;; di- = di`s- twice + &unr_; voice, sound, fr. &unr_; to utter a sound: cf. F. diphthongue.] (Orthoëpy) (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.
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Diph"thong, v. t. To form or pronounce as a diphthong; diphthongize. [R.]
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