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What (who) is triphthong$517309$ - definition
triphthong
VOWEL SOUND INVOLVING MOTION THROUGH 3 VOWEL QUALITIES
Tripthong; Triphthongs
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Triphthong
VOWEL SOUND INVOLVING MOTION THROUGH 3 VOWEL QUALITIES
Tripthong; Triphthongs
In phonetics, a triphthong (, ) (from Greek τρίφθογγος, "triphthongos", literally "with three sounds," or "with three tones") is a monosyllabic vowel combination involving a quick but smooth movement of the articulator from one vowel quality to another that passes over a third. While "pure" vowels, or monophthongs, are said to have one target articulator position, diphthongs have two and triphthongs three.
Triphthong
VOWEL SOUND INVOLVING MOTION THROUGH 3 VOWEL QUALITIES
Tripthong; Triphthongs
·noun A combination of three vowel sounds in a single syllable, forming a simple or compound sound; also, a union of three vowel characters, representing together a single sound; a trigraph; as, eye, -ieu in adieu, -eau in beau, are examples of triphthongs.
