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Diphthong

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Word	Definition
dipthongnoun	Misspelling of diphthong. [(phonetics) A complex vowel sound that begins with the sound of one vowel and ends with the sound of another vowel, in the same syllable.]
diphthongisationnoun	Alternative spelling of diphthongization. [The process by which a single vowel sound (monophthong) shifts to a two-vowel vocalization (diphthong).]
diphthongizationnoun	The process by which a single vowel sound (monophthong) shifts to a two-vowel vocalization (diphthong).
diphthongationnoun	diphthongisation
dialefenoun	A short metrical pause between two identical vowel sounds, one at the end of a word, the other at the beginning of the next word.
gliding vowelnoun	A diphthong.
dissyllablenoun	Alternative form of disyllable. [A word comprising two syllables.]
diaeresisnoun	(linguistics, prosody) (orthography) The diacritical mark consisting of two dots (¨) placed over a letter (especially the second of two consecutive vowels) to indicate that it is sounded separately, usually as a distinct syllable.
dark vowelnoun	(phonetics) Synonym of back vowel.
dentalnoun	(phonetics) A dental sound.
onglidenoun	(phonetics) The first, weaker part of a complex vowel, such as a diphthong, as the /j/ sound of the /juː/ in English few.
disyllabificationnoun	(linguistics) The evolution towards disyllabicity.
dissyllabismnoun	Alternative form of disyllabism. [The quality of being disyllabic, or having two syllables.]
diaphonenoun	A sound signal which produces sound by means of a slotted piston moved back and forth by compressed air.
diastolenoun	(chiefly uncountable, physiology) The phase or process of relaxation and dilation of the heart chambers, between contractions, during which they fill with blood; an instance of the process.
dieresisnoun	(American spelling) Alternative spelling of diaeresis. [(linguistics, prosody) A separation of one syllable (especially a vowel which is a diphthong, that is, beginning with one sound and ending with another) into two distinct syllables; distraction.]
dysphonynoun	Dated form of dysphonia. [(medicine) A difficulty in producing vocal sounds.]
dactylnoun	A metrical foot of three syllables (— ⏑ ⏑), one long followed by two short, or one accented followed by two unaccented.
yod-droppingnoun	Alternative form of yod dropping. [(phonology) The elision of the sound [j] in English phonology following other consonantal sounds within the same syllable in certain contexts.]
dactylenoun	Archaic form of dactyl. [A metrical foot of three syllables (— ⏑ ⏑), one long followed by two short, or one accented followed by two unaccented.]