triphthong

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈtɹɪfθɒŋ(ɡ)/; (proscribed) /ˈtɹɪpθɒŋ(ɡ)/
• (America) IPA: /ˈtɹɪfθɔŋ/; (proscribed) /ˈtɹɪpθɔŋ/
• (CA; US, in accents with the cot-caught merger) IPA: /ˈtɹɪfθɑŋ/; (proscribed) /ˈtɹɪpθɑŋ/

Noun

triphthong (plural triphthongs)

1. A monosyllabic vowel combination usually involving a quick but smooth movement from one vowel to another that passes over a third one.

Translations

• French: triphtongue
• German: Triphthong
• Italian: trittongo
• Portuguese: tritongo
• Russian: трифто́нг
• Spanish: triptongo

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