triph·thong (tr f thông , -th ng, trp-)n. A compound vowel sound resulting from the succession of three simple ones and functioning as a unit. [tri- + (di)phthong.] triph·thon gal (-thông l, -thngl) adj. |
triphthong [ˈtrɪfθɒŋ ˈtrɪp-]
n
1. (Linguistics / Phonetics & Phonology) a composite vowel sound during the articulation of which the vocal organs move from one position through a second, ending in a third
2. (Linguistics / Phonetics & Phonology) a trigraph representing a composite vowel sound such as this
[via New Latin from Medieval Greek triphthongos, from tri- + phthongos sound; compare diphthong]
triphthongal adj
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