( n. )
A vowel digraph; a union of two vowels in the same syllable, only one of them being sounded; as, ai in rain, eo in people; -- called an improper diphthong.
( n. )
A vowel digraph; a union of two vowels in the same syllable, only one of them being sounded; as, ai in rain, eo in people; -- called an improper diphthong.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012