Triphthong

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A compound vowel sound resulting from the succession of three simple ones and functioning as a unit.
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  • n. A monosyllabic vowel combination usually involving a quick but smooth movement from one vowel to another that passes over a third one.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. 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.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A combination of three vowels in a single syllable forming a simple or compound sound; a group of three vowel characters representing combinedly a single or monosyllabic sound, as eau in beau, ieu in adieu, eye, etc.; a vowel trigraph.
    • Word Usage
    "A triphthong is a sequence of three vowels making up one syllable."
    Cross Reference
    diphthong   
    Form
    triphthongal   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    trigraph   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    tripthong    polysyllable    digraph    benzole    flourisheth   
     
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