'Monophthong' definitions:
Definition of 'Monophthong'
From: GCIDE
- Monophthong \Mon"oph*thong\, n. [Gr. ? with one sound; mo`nos alone + ? sound, voice.]
- 1. A single uncompounded vowel sound. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A combination of two written vowels pronounced as one; a digraph. [1913 Webster]