diphthongs
- plural of diphthong.
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All of the letters are in lower case and there are no double consonents, but there are "diphthongs, triphthongs, quadriphtongs and even quintiphthongs", which are combined vowel sounds.
From Fox News ● May 15, 2019
He erodes consonants, turns simple vowels into unpredictable diphthongs, and takes each new sentence as an opportunity for rococo improvisation.
From The New Yorker ● May 6, 2019
Yet musical-theater singing tends to be brighter and less resonant, with greater pronunciation of diphthongs, rather than the purer vowels of opera singing, explained Ms. Voigt’s co-star Rod Gilfry, who plays the sharp-shooter Frank Butler.
From New York Times ● Jul. 14, 2011
The gag: Schaffer's accent is classic old-style Noo Yawk, all diphthongs and mobster cadences.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 27, 2010
The diphthongs æ and œ are sounded like e: as cædo, pronounced ce'do.
From New Word-Analysis by William Swinton
