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triphthong.

A monosyllabic vowel combination usually involving a quick but smooth movement from one vowel to another that passes over a third one.

10 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtɹɪfˌθɒŋ(ɡ)/UK/ˈtɹɪfˌθɔŋ/US/ˈtɹɪfˌθɑŋ/cot-caught-merger/ˈtɹɪpˌθɑŋ/cot-caught-merger, proscribed
  1. A monosyllabic vowel combination usually involving a quick but smooth movement from one vowel to another that passes over a third one.

  2. A disyllabic sequence of a vowel, a semivowel, and a vowel.

Where this word comes from

From the Ancient Greek τρίφθογγος (tríphthongos, “triphthong, having three voices”), from τρία (tría, “three”) + φθόγγος (phthóngos, “sound”).

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