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1. (n.) triphthong
a monosyllabic speech-sound sequence made up of three differing vowel qualities, as in some pronunciations of
our.
Etymology: (1590–1600; < NL triphthongus < MGk tríphthongos with three vowels =tri-tri - +phthóngos voice, sound)
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1. (noun) Triphthong
a combination of three vowel sounds in a single syllable, forming a simple or compound sound; also, a union of three vowel characters, representing together a single sound; a trigraph; as, eye, -ieu in adieu, -eau in beau, are examples of triphthongs
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