diphthong
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Theoretically, the Diphthong best adapted to represent this Idea is AO; the A and the O being, in a supreme sense, the two most prominent or leading Vowels.
From The Continental Monthly, Vol 6, No 5, November 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy by Various
"Scarlet Velvet" and "Diphthong" gained the Aberdeenshire challenge-cup in 1862-63.
From Cattle and Cattle-breeders by M'Combie, William
For the Diphthong OU. ow as in now.
From Sanders' Union Fourth Reader by Sanders, Charles W.
Diphthong, dif′thong, or dip′thong, n. two vowel-sounds pronounced as one syllable.—adj.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
Next there occurs a Diphthong OI, pronounced as the same letters in the English word going, which has a half claim to be ranked with the Leading Diphthongs.
From The Continental Monthly, Vol 6, No 5, November 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy by Various
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