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diphthongize
diph·thong·ize
[
díf thawng z,
díp thawng z
]
(
past and past participle
diph·thong·ized
,
present participle
diph·thong·iz·ing
,
3rd person present singular
diph·thong·iz·es
)
transitive and intransitive verb
Definition:
change vowel to diphthong:
to become a diphthong, or make a vowel into a diphthong
diph·thong·i·za·tion
[
dìf thawngi záysh'n,
dìp thawngi záysh'n
]
noun
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diph·thong·i·za·tion [ dìf thawngi záysh'n, dìp thawngi záysh'n ] noun
