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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
diphthong
diph·thong [diphthong diphthongs] BrE [ˈdɪfθɒŋ] NAmE [ˈdɪfθɑːŋ] NAmE [ˈdɪfθɔːŋ] BrE [ˈdɪpθɒŋ] NAmE [ˈdɪpθɑːŋ] NAmE [ˈdɪpθɔːŋ] noun (phonetics)
a combination of two vowel sounds or vowel letters, for example the sounds /[aɪ] / in pipe /[paɪp] / or the letters ou in doubt
compare ↑monophthong, ↑triphthong
Derived Word: ↑diphthongal
Word Origin:
late Middle English: from French diphtongue, via late Latin from Greek diphthongos, from di- ‘twice’ + phthongos ‘voice, sound’.
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