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diphthongic

diphthongic adjective: of the nature of diphthong; diphthongal.

Adjective

diphthongic (not comparable)

  1. Of the nature of diphthong; diphthongal.
    • The old-diphthongic ou was sharply distinguished from the new-diphthongic ou1874, Henry Sweet, A History of English Sounds from the Earliest Period

Origin of diphthongic

From diphthong + -ic.

Questions about diphthongic

What does diphthongic mean?
Diphthongic means of the nature of diphthong; diphthongal.
What part of speech is diphthongic?
Diphthongic is an adjective.

Words near diphthongic in the dictionary

  1. diphthongal
  2. diphthongality
  3. diphthongally
  4. diphthongation
  5. diphthongations
  6. diphthongic
  7. diphthongisation
  8. diphthongisations
  9. diphthongise
  10. diphthongised
  11. diphthongises

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