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diphthongisation

diphthongisation is the alternative spelling of diphthongization.

Meaning of diphthongization

Noun

diphthongization (countable and uncountable, plural diphthongizations)

  1. The process by which a single vowel sound (monophthong) shifts to a two-vowel vocalization (diphthong).

Forms of diphthongisation

pluraldiphthongisations

Origin of diphthongisation

From diphthong + -isation.

Questions about diphthongisation

What is diphthongisation the alternative spelling of?
Diphthongisation is the alternative spelling of diphthongization.

Words near diphthongisation in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: diphthongisation (page history and authors); diphthongization (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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