falling diphthong
falling diphthong
nounDefinition of FALLING DIPHTHONG
: a diphthong (as \ȯi\ in \ˈnȯiz\ noise) composed of a vowel followed by a less sonorous glide
First Known Use of FALLING DIPHTHONG
1888
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