monophthong (26 synonym found)

Monophthong has 26 synonyms. The top synonyms for monophthong are glide, glottal, retroflex, guttural, assimilation, aspiration, articulation, sonant and 18 more. Another word for monophthong is glide. Browse the full list below.

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What is a synonym for monophthong?

A common synonym for monophthong is glide. Other synonyms include glottal, retroflex, guttural, assimilation.

How many synonyms does monophthong have?

Monophthong has 26 synonyms listed on Thesaurasize.

What does monophthong mean?

(n): a vowel (in the sense of a sound rather than a letter of the alphabet) that has the same sound throughout its pronunciation, such as the short vowels in "pap", "pep", "pip", "pop" and "pup", as o

Definition of monophthong:

(n) : a vowel (in the sense of a sound rather than a letter of the alphabet) that has the same sound throughout its pronunciation, such as the short vowels in "pap", "pep", "pip", "pop" and "pup", as opposed to a diphthong (eg, /a?/, the vowel in "pipe") or a triphthong (eg, /a??/, the sound in the non-rhotic pronunciation of "pyre")
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Definition of monophthong:

(n) : a vowel (in the sense of a sound rather than a letter of the alphabet) that has the same sound throughout its pronunciation, such as the short vowels in "pap", "pep", "pip", "pop" and "pup", as opposed to a diphthong (eg, /a?/, the vowel in "pipe") or a triphthong (eg, /a??/, the sound in the non-rhotic pronunciation of "pyre")
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