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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024diph•thong /ˈdɪfθɔŋ, -θɑŋ, ˈdɪp-/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Phoneticsa vowel sound that glides slightly from one sound to another but is considered to be a single sound, as the (oi) sound of toy or boil.
- Linguistics(not in technical use)
- a digraph, as the ea of meat.
- a ligature, as æ.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024diph•thong (dif′thông, -thong, dip′-),USA pronunciation n. - Phoneticsan unsegmentable, gliding speech sound varying continuously in phonetic quality but held to be a single sound or phoneme and identified by its apparent beginning and ending sound, as the oi- sound of toy or boil.
- Linguistics(not in technical use)
- a digraph, as the ea of meat.
- a ligature, as æ.
v.t., v.i. - Phoneticsto diphthongize.
- Greek díphthongos literally, having two sounds (di- di-1 + phthóngos voice, sound)
- Late Latin diphthongus
- 1425–75; late Middle English diptonge
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: diphthong /ˈdɪfθɒŋ ˈdɪp-/ n - a vowel sound, occupying a single syllable, during the articulation of which the tongue moves from one position to another, causing a continual change in vowel quality, as in the pronunciation of a in English late, during which the tongue moves from the position of (e) towards ( ɪ )
- a digraph or ligature representing a composite vowel such as this, as ae in Caesar
Etymology: 15th Century: from Late Latin diphthongus, from Greek diphthongos, from di-1 + phthongos sounddiphˈthongal adj |