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- [dif-thawng, -thong, dip-]
- /ˈdɪf θɔŋ, -θɒŋ, ˈdɪp-/
- /ˈdɪf.θɒŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [dif-thawng, -thong, dip-]
- /ˈdɪf θɔŋ, -θɒŋ, ˈdɪp-/
Definitions of diphthongs word
- noun diphthongs Phonetics. an 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. 1
- noun diphthongs a digraph, as the ea of meat. a ligature, as æ. 1
- noun diphthongs Plural form of diphthong. 1
- noun diphthongs plural of diphthong. 0
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Origin of diphthongs
First appearance:
before 1425 One of the 25% oldest English words
1425-75; late Middle English diptonge < Late Latin diphthongus < Greek díphthongos literally, having two sounds (di- di-1 + phthóngos voice, sound)
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Parts of speech for Diphthongs
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
diphthongs popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for diphthongs
noun diphthongs
- click — If something clicks or if you click it, it makes a short, sharp sound.
- consonant — A consonant is a sound such as 'p', 'f', 'n', or 't' which you pronounce by stopping the air flowing freely through your mouth. Compare vowel.
- liquid — composed of molecules that move freely among themselves but do not tend to separate like those of gases; neither gaseous nor solid.
- phone — a speech sound: There are three phonetically different “t” phones in an utterance of “titillate,” and two in an utterance of “tattletale.”.
- sonant — sounding; having sound.
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