MONOPHTHONG


Meaning of MONOPHTHONG in English

— monophthongal /mon"euhf thawng'geuhl, -thong'-/ , adj.

/mon"euhf thawng', -thong'/ , n. Phonet.

a vowel retaining the same quality throughout its duration. Cf. diphthong .

[ 1610-20; monóphthongos equiv. to mono- MONO- + phthóngos sound ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .