diphthong
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All of the letters are in lower case and there are no double consonents, but there are "diphthongs, triphthongs, quadriphtongs and even quintiphthongs", which are combined vowel sounds.
From Fox News • May 15, 2019
The improper triphthongs are sixteen; awe, aye,—eau, eou, ewe, eye,—ieu, iew, iou,—oeu, owe,—uai, uaw, uay, uea, uee.
From The Grammar of English Grammars by Brown, Goold
How many and what are the improper triphthongs?
From The Grammar of English Grammars by Brown, Goold
I is joined with eu in lieu, and ew in view; which triphthongs are sounded as the open u.
From A Grammar of the English Tongue by Johnson, Samuel
Probably the most striking feature of the pronunciation is the unusual number of diphthongs and triphthongs, both ascending and descending.
From Frédéric Mistral Poet and Leader in Provence by Downer, Charles Alfred
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