falling diphthong
noun Phonetics.
a diphthong in which the first of the two apparent vocalic elements is of greater stress or sonority and the second is of lesser stress or sonority, as in (ī), (ou), (oi), etc.
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Origin of falling diphthong
First recorded in 1885–90
Words nearby falling diphthong
faller, fallfish, fallible, falling action, falling band, falling diphthong, falling door, falling down drunk, falling of womb, falling rhythm, falling sickness
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