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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
triphthong
triph·thong 7 [triphthong triphthongs] BrE [ˈtrɪfθɒŋ] NAmE [ˈtrɪfθɔːŋ] BrE [ˈtrɪpθɒŋ] NAmE [ˈtrɪpθɔːŋ] noun (phonetics)
a combination of three vowel sounds or vowel letters, for example the sounds /[aɪə] / in fire /[faɪə(r)] /
compare ↑diphthong, ↑monophthong
Derived Word: ↑triphthongal
Word Origin:
mid 16th cent.: from French triphtongue, from tri- ‘three’, on the pattern of diphthong.
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