monophthong

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Pronunciation

/ˈmɒnəfˌθɒŋ(ɡ)/ (UK)

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/ˈmɒnəfˌθɒŋ(ɡ)/ (UK) · /ˈmɑnəfˌθɔŋ/ (US) · /ˈmɑnəfˌθɑŋ/ · /ˈmɑnəpˌθɑŋ/

Definition of monophthong

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noun

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").

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From Ancient Greek μονόφθογγος (monóphthongos), from μόνος (mónos, “single”) + φθόγγος (phthóngos, “sound”).

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