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Webster 1913 Edition

Triphthong

Triph′thong

,
Noun.
[Pref.
tri-
+
-phthong
, as in
diphthong
: cf. F.
triphthonque
.]
(Orthoepy)
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
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Triphthong

TRIPH'THONG

,
Noun.
[Gr. three, and sound.] A coalition of three vowels in one compound sound, or in one syllable, as in adieu, eye.

Definition 2024

triphthong

triphthong

English

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.

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Etymology

From the Ancient Greek τρίφθογγος ‎(tríphthongos, “triphthong”, adjectivally “having three voices”), from τρία ‎(tría, “three”) + φθόγγος ‎(phthóngos, “sound”).

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