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Etymology
French diphtongue, from Greek δί�θογγο� "two sounds"

Pronunciation
IPA|/�dɪf.θ��/ or /�dɪp.θ��/ (RP)
IPA|/�dɪfθ���/ or /�dɪpθ���/ (US)
IPA|/�dɪf.θ��/ (CA)
Audio|en-ca-diphthong.ogg|Audio (CA)
audio|en-us-diphthong.ogg|Audio (US)

Noun
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1. phonetics A complex vowel sound that begins with the sound of one vowel and ends with the sound of another vowel, in the same syllable.

#: For example: "ae", "ou", "

1. Joined vowels, pronounced as one, such as a and e in æ, and o and e in �

Translations
trans-top|a complex vowel sound
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Spanish: diptongo m
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trans-top|joined vowels pronounced as one
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ttbc|Chinese: ���� (shuangchongyuanyin)
ttbc|Dutch: diftong c, tweeklank m
ttbc|French: diphtongue f
ttbc|German: Diphthong m
ttbc|Greek: δί�θογγο� f
ttbc|Icelandic: tvíhljóð n, tvíhljóði m
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ttbc|Italian: dittongo m
ttbc|Japanese: ���� (nijū boin)
ttbc|Portuguese: ditongo m
ttbc|Russian: ди��онг (díf-to�k) m
ttbc|Swedish: diftong
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Derived terms
diphthongal
diphthongize
diphthongization

See also
digraph
glide
ligature
monophthong
triphthong

Category:Greek derivations

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