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triphthongization

triphthongization noun: a process in which a monophthong is converted into a triphthong.

Noun

triphthongization (uncountable)

  1. A process in which a monophthong is converted into a triphthong.

Questions about triphthongization

What does triphthongization mean?
Triphthongization means a process in which a monophthong is converted into a triphthong.
What part of speech is triphthongization?
Triphthongization is a noun.

Words near triphthongization in the dictionary

  1. triphoton
  2. triphotons
  3. triphthaloylbenzene
  4. triphthong
  5. triphthongal
  6. triphthongization
  7. triphthongize
  8. triphthongized
  9. triphthongizes
  10. triphthongizing
  11. triphthongs

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