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Webster 1913 Edition


Monophthong

Mon′oph-thong

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Noun.
[Gr. [GREEK] with one sound;
μόνοσ
alone + [GREEK] sound, voice.]
1.
A single uncompounded vowel sound.
2.
A combination of two written vowels pronounced as one; a digraph.

Webster 1828 Edition


Monophthong

MON'OPHTHONG

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Noun.
[Gr. sole, and sound.] A simple vowel-sound.