diphthong
Example Sentences
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His O vowel is less diphthongized than most American speech, and he tends to avoid contractions.
From New York Times • Mar. 30, 2017
In the same way what we call "long a" is a short-e sound diphthongized.
From English Verse Specimens Illustrating its Principles and History by Alden, Raymond MacDonald
The new ü did not long hold its own; it became diphthongized to iu and was amalgamated with the native iw of words like new and slew.
From Language An Introduction to the Study of Speech by Sapir, Edward
Celt. ā is not diphthongized, but becomes ē, e.g.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various
Vocabulary lists containing diphthong
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