What does Monophthong mean?
Definitions for Monophthong
ˈmɒn əfˌθɔŋ, -ˌθɒŋmonoph·thong
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Wiktionary
monophthongnoun
A vowel (in the sense of a sound rather than a letter of the alphabet) that has the same sound throughout its pronunciation, such as the short vowels in "pap", "pep", "pip", "pop" and "pup", as opposed to a diphthong (eg, /a/, the vowel in "pipe") or a triphthong (eg, /a/, the sound in the non-rhotic pronunciation of "pyre").
Wikipedia
Monophthong
A monophthong ( MON-əf-thong, MON-əp-; from Ancient Greek μονόφθογγος (monóphthongos) 'one sound', from μόνος (mónos) 'single', and φθόγγος (phthóngos) 'sound') is a pure vowel sound, one whose articulation at both beginning and end is relatively fixed, and which does not glide up or down towards a new position of articulation. The monophthongs can be contrasted with diphthongs, where the vowel quality changes within the same syllable, and hiatus, where two vowels are next to each other in different syllables. A vowel sound whose quality does not change over the duration of the vowel is called a pure vowel.
Webster Dictionary
Monophthongnoun
a single uncompounded vowel sound
Monophthongnoun
a combination of two written vowels pronounced as one; a digraph
Etymology: [Gr. with one sound; mo`nos alone + sound, voice.]
Wikidata
Monophthong
A monophthong is a pure vowel sound, one whose articulation at both beginning and end is relatively fixed, and which does not glide up or down towards a new position of articulation. The monophthongs can be contrasted with diphthongs, where the vowel quality changes within the same syllable, and hiatus, where two vowels are next to each other in different syllables.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Monophthong
mon′of-thong, n. a simple vowel-sound.—adj. Mon′ophthongal.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Monophthong in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Monophthong in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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