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diphthongisation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
diph-thongi-sa-tion
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of diphthongization.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek δῐ́φθογγος (dĭ́phthongos)der. Latin diphthongusbor. French diphtongueder. English diphthong English -isation English diphthongisation From diphthong + -isation.

Usage

Inflected Forms

diphthongisations (plural)

Questions

What does diphthongisation mean?
Alternative spelling of diphthongization.
Where does diphthongisation come from?
Etymology tree Ancient Greek δῐ́φθογγος (dĭ́phthongos)der. Latin diphthongusbor. French diphtongueder. English diphthong English -isation English diphthongisation From diphthong + -isation.

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