monophthongic

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From monophthong +‎ -ic.

Adjective[edit]

monophthongic (not comparable)

  1. (linguistics, of a vowel) Pronounced as a single vowel sound; said especially of a vowel that is also commonly pronounced as a diphthong.
    Synonym: monophthongal

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