DIPHTHONG


Meaning of DIPHTHONG in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ dɪfθɒŋ, dɪp- ]

( diphthongs)

A diphthong is a vowel in which the speaker’s tongue changes position while it is being pronounced, so that the vowel sounds like a combination of two other vowels. The vowel sound in ‘tail’ is a diphthong.

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