Spurious diphthong

Noun

Definitions

1.NounEither of the digraphs ει and ου in Ancient Greek, when they represent a long vowel arising from compensatory lengthening or contraction rather than an actual diphthong

Synonyms

excrescence excrescent equivoke œsypum odyl allœosis syncopé oinokhoe œnochoe ephus equivoque eure

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