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Diph"thong (; 115, 277), n.[L. diphthongus, Gr. ; di- = di°s- twice + voice, sound, fr. to utter a sound: cf. F. diphthongue.] (Orthopy) (a) A coalition or union of two vowel sounds pronounced in one syllable; as, ou in out, oi in noise; -- called a proper diphthong. (b) A vowel digraph; a union of two vowels in the same syllable, only one of them being sounded; as, ai in rain, eo in people; -- called an improper diphthong.
Diph"thong v. t.To form or pronounce as a diphthong; diphthongize. [R.]
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