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monophthong
mon·oph·thong [ mónnəf thàwng, mónnəf thòng ] (plural mon·oph·thongs)


noun 
Definition:
 
vowel made of one sound: a vowel sound that keeps the same quality for the whole syllable
[Early 17th century. < Greek monophthoggos< phthoggos "sound"]

mon·oph·thon·gal [ mònnəf tháwng g'l, mònnəf thóng g'l ] adjective
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