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monophthongic

monophthongic adjective: pronounced as a single vowel sound; said especially of a vowel that is also commonly pronounced as a diphthong.

Adjective

monophthongic (not comparable)

  1. Pronounced as a single vowel sound; said especially of a vowel that is also commonly pronounced as a diphthong.
    Synonyms:
    monophthongal

Synonyms of monophthongic

Antonyms

Origin of monophthongic

From monophthong + -ic.

Questions about monophthongic

What does monophthongic mean?
Monophthongic means pronounced as a single vowel sound; said especially of a vowel that is also commonly pronounced as a diphthong.
What part of speech is monophthongic?
Monophthongic is an adjective.

Words near monophthongic in the dictionary

  1. monophthalmus
  2. monophthong
  3. monophthongal
  4. monophthongality
  5. monophthongally
  6. monophthongic
  7. monophthongisation
  8. monophthongisations
  9. monophthongise
  10. monophthongised
  11. monophthongises

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