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Definition of: monophthong
(mon′əf·thông, -thong) noun Phonet.
1. A vowel, or single vowel sound.
2. A vowel digraph, or two written vowels with a simple sound. [<MONO- + Gk. phthongos sound]
—mon′oph·thon′gal adjective
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