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spurious diphthong

spurious diphthong noun: either of the digraphs ει and ου in Ancient Greek, when they represent a long vowel arising from compensatory lengthening or contraction rather than an actual diphthong.

Noun

spurious diphthong (plural spurious diphthongs)

  1. Either of the digraphs ει and ου in Ancient Greek, when they represent a long vowel arising from compensatory lengthening or contraction rather than an actual diphthong

Forms of spurious diphthong

pluralspurious diphthongs

Questions about spurious diphthong

What does spurious diphthong mean?
Spurious diphthong means either of the digraphs ει and ου in Ancient Greek, when they represent a long vowel arising from compensatory lengthening or contraction rather than an actual diphthong.
What part of speech is spurious diphthong?
Spurious diphthong is a noun.
What is the plural of spurious diphthong?
The plural of spurious diphthong is spurious diphthongs.

Words near spurious diphthong in the dictionary

  1. spurionic
  2. spurions
  3. spuriosities
  4. spuriosity
  5. spurious
  6. spurious diphthong
  7. spurious diphthongs
  8. spurious infection
  9. spurious infections
  10. spurious language
  11. spurious languages

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