Diphthongal

//dɪfˈθɔŋɡəl// adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Pertaining to or characterized by a diphthong. not-comparable

    "‘This,’ the colonel said […] ‘is a lampshade. It looks like an ordinary lampshade. It was taken from the bedside lamp of Frau Koch. It’s genuine human skin.’ It sounded more gruesome spoken in his diphthongal southern manner—skee-ern."

Synonyms

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diphthongy

Example

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"‘This,’ the colonel said […] ‘is a lampshade. It looks like an ordinary lampshade. It was taken from the bedside lamp of Frau Koch. It’s genuine human skin.’ It sounded more gruesome spoken in his diphthongal southern manner—skee-ern."

Etymology

From diphthong + -al.

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