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: MÜ Mä Mæ Mé Mê Mö Mœ M- M. M1 M2 M3 M< Ma Mb Mc Md Me Mf Mg Mh Mi Mk Ml Mm Mn Mo Mp Mr Ms Mt Mu Mv Mw Mx My
monophthong
CIDE DICTIONARY
monophthong, n. [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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