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diphthongoid

diphthongoid noun: a vowel that is midway between a monophthong and a diphthong.

Noun

diphthongoid (plural diphthongoids)

  1. A vowel that is midway between a monophthong and a diphthong.

Forms of diphthongoid

pluraldiphthongoids

Origin of diphthongoid

From diphthong + -oid.

Questions about diphthongoid

What does diphthongoid mean?
Diphthongoid means a vowel that is midway between a monophthong and a diphthong.
What part of speech is diphthongoid?
Diphthongoid is a noun.
What is the plural of diphthongoid?
The plural of diphthongoid is diphthongoids.

Words near diphthongoid in the dictionary

  1. diphthongizations
  2. diphthongize
  3. diphthongized
  4. diphthongizes
  5. diphthongizing
  6. diphthongoid
  7. diphthongoids
  8. diphthongs
  9. diphthongy
  10. diphy-
  11. diphycercal

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