MONOPHTHONG


Meaning of MONOPHTHONG in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' mä-n ə (f)- ˌ tho ̇ ŋ

Function: noun

Etymology: Late Greek monophthongos single vowel, from Greek mon- + phthongos sound

Date: 1616

: a vowel sound that throughout its duration has a single constant articulatory position

– mon · oph · thon · gal \ ˌ mä-n ə (f)- ' tho ̇ ŋ -(g) ə l \ adjective

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