monophthong

(män′əf t̸hôŋ′)

noun

a simple vowel sound during the utterance of which the vocal organs remain in a relatively unchanging position, as (ä), (o̵o), or (i)

Origin: < Gr monophthongos, of or with one sound < monos, single (see mono-) + phthongos, a sound, voice

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See monophthong in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A single vowel articulated without change in quality throughout the course of a syllable, as the vowel of English bed.
Two written vowels representing a single sound, as oa in boat.

Origin:

Origin: Late Greek monophthongos

Origin: : Greek mono-, mono-

Origin: + Greek phthongos, sound

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