MONOPHTHONG


Meaning of MONOPHTHONG in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈmä-nə(f)-ˌthȯŋ ]

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 ˌmä-nə(f)-ˈthȯŋ-(g)əl adjective

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