| / English Dictionary |
DIPHTHONG
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A vowel sound that starts near the articulatory position for one vowel and moves toward the position for another
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("diphthong" is a kind of...):
vowel; vowel sound (a speech sound made with the vocal tract open)
Derivation:
diphthongize (change from a simple vowel to a diphthong)
YOU MAY ALSO LIKE
