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diphthongal

Variant of diphthong

noun

  1. Phonet. a complex vowel sound made by gliding continuously from the position for one vowel to that for another within the same syllable, as (o̵u) in down; (ī) in ride; (o̵i) in boy; (ō) in boat
  2. Printing either of the ligatures æ or œ, pronounced as diphthongs in classical Latin

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