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Noun
/ˈdifˌTHäNG/,/ˈdip-/,/-ˌTHôNG/,
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diphthongs, plural;
  1. A sound formed by the combination of two vowels in a single syllable, in which the sound begins as one vowel and moves toward another (as in coin, loud, and side)

  2. A digraph representing the sound of a diphthong or single vowel (as in feat)

  3. A compound vowel character; a ligature (such as æ)

  1. a vowel sound that starts near the articulatory position for one vowel and moves toward the position for another
  2. In phonology, a diphthong, or , (also gliding vowel) (from Greek δίφθογγος, diphthongos, literally "two sounds" or "two tones") refers to two adjacent vowel sounds occurring within the same syllable. In most dialects of English, the words eye, boy, and cow contain examples of diphthongs.
  3. A complex vowel sound that begins with the sound of one vowel and ends with the sound of another vowel, in the same syllable; A vowel digraph or ligature
  4. (Diphthongs) are dynamic vowel sounds and require movement of some articulators. The vowel in the word "void" is a diphthong.
  5. (Diphthongs) In addition, there are two classes of Diphthongs in Portuguese: The "Oral Diphtongs ": ai [aj], ei [ɐj] (Lisbon only) or [ej], éi [ɛj], oi [oj], ói [ɔj], ui [uj], au ao [aw], eu [ew], éu [ɛw], ou [ow] (Northern Portugal/ few areas in Brazil only) and iu [iw]. ...
  6. (Diphthongs) Vowel sounds that are so closely blended that they can be treated as single vowel units for the purposes of word identification are called diphthongs. ...
  7. diphthongs are vowels sounds, never consonants, and their characteristic is a slide from one sound to another. For example in the word “tray”, there is not a single “pure” sound corresponding to the letters “ay”. Instead we have a glide from “a” as in “bate” towards the “ee” as in “see”. ...
  8. If the tongue moves significantly during the production of a vowel phone, the result is a diphthong. A diphthong sounds like a rapid, blended sequence of two separate vowels. ...
  9. A pair of vowels that are considered a single vowel for the purpose of phonemic distinction. One of the two vowels is more prominent than the other. In writing systems, diphthongs are sometimes written with one symbol and sometimes with more than one symbol (for example, with a digraph).
  10. in phonetics, a complex speech sound occupying one syllable, which begins with one vowel and ends with another. For example [eɪ̯] in British (RP) pronunciation of the word lane. See also monophthong.
  11. A vowel sound that is actually a combination of two vowel sounds.  A good example in English is the “ou” in “round.”  This is created in General American by combining a broad “ah” sound with an “oo” sound.
  12. Sound which cannot be represented by a single symbol, usually between successive phonemes.
  13. A type of vowel in which two vowel sounds are connected in a continuous, gliding motion. Diphthongs are often referred to as gliding vowels. Most languages have a number of diphthongs, although that number varies widely, from only one or two to fifteen or more.
  14. A single character combining two vowels.
  15. a sound consisting of one or two vowels that is the combination of two sounds said one after the other
  16. two vowel characters representing the sound of a single vowel
  17. Phonemes transcribed with two phonetic symbols
  18. [ˈdɪfˌθɑŋ] - a vowel during which the tongue body moves from one position to another.
  19. The continuing of two vowel sounds to make a single sound, e.g. the o and i in 'moisture'.
  20. Two adjoining vowels that have two distinct sounds, but they blend well so it’s hard to separate them (oi, oy, ow as in cow, ou as in out).
  21. Two vowels occurring together a double vowel. »Turning a diphthong
  22. A sequence of two vowels in the same syllable. Either the first or the second vowel will be treated as a semivowel.. The combination of semivowel + vowel is a rising diphthong; the combination of vowel + semivowel is a falling diphthong.
  23. two vowels pronounced as one syllable.
  24. a two part vowel such as 'au' or 'ou'
  25. to wash a Lady’s undergarment.