FALLING DIPHTHONG


Meaning of FALLING DIPHTHONG in English

Function: noun

Date: 1888

: a diphthong (as \ o ̇ i \ in \ ' no ̇ iz \ noise ) composed of a vowel followed by a less sonorous glide

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