Polyphthong

Noun

Definitions

1.NounA phoneme that begins with the sound of one vowel or semivowel and transitions through one or more other (semi)vowel sounds.

2.NounA diaphoneme realized as a multitarget vowel in some but not necessarily all dialects.

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