diphthongicadj.
/dɪfˈθɒŋɡɪk/ = diphthongal adj.
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diphthongal1749
diphthong1798
diphthongous1833
diphthongic1883
1883 H. Sweet in Trans. Philol. Soc. 1880–1 157 The treatment of the diphthongic vowel.
1886 Sweet in Academy 24 Apr. 295/3 The older true diphthongic pronunciation of [Latin] ae and oe nearly as in English by and boy.
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