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monophthong

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Noun
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mon=oph=thong

CIDE DICTIONARY

monophthongn. [Gr. with one sound; mo`nos alone + sound, voice.].
  •  A single uncompounded vowel sound.  [1913 Webster]
  •  A combination of two written vowels pronounced as one; a digraph.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

monophthong, n. Phonet. a single vowel sound.

Derivative
monophthongal adj.
Etymology
Gk monophthoggos (as MONO-, phthoggos sound)

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