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monophthong noun

  /ˈmɑnəfˌθɑŋ/ , /ˈmɑnəfˌθɔŋ/ , /ˈmɑnəpˌθɑŋ/<a:proscribed> , /ˈmɑnəpˌθɔŋ/ , /ˈmɒnəfˌθɒŋ(ɡ)/ , /ˈmɒnəpˌθɒŋ(ɡ)/ , /;/
  • A vowel (in the sense of a sound rather than a letter of the alphabet) that has the same sound throughout its pronunciation, such as the short vowels in "pap", "pep", "pip", "pop" and "pup", as opposed to a diphthong (eg, /aɪ/, the vowel in "pipe") or a triphthong (eg, /aɪə/, the sound in the non-rhotic pronunciation of "pyre").
 monoftong

monophthongization noun

  • (phonetics) The process of becoming monophthong, for a diphthong or triphthong.
 monoftongizacja
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