单词 | triphthong |
释义 | triphthong —triphthongal /trif thawng"geuhl, -thong"-, trip-/, adj. /trif"thawng, -thong, trip"-/, n. 1. Phonet. a monosyllabic speech-sound sequence perceived as being made up of three differing vowel qualities, as the pronunciation of our, esp. in r-dropping dialects. 2. (not in technical use) a trigraph. [1590-1600; < NL triphthongus < MGk tríphthongos with three vowels, equiv. to tri- TRI- + phthóngos voice, sound] |
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