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English
Etymology
From diphthong + -ization.
Noun
diphthongization (countable and uncountable, plural diphthongizations)
- The process by which a single vowel sound (monophthong) shifts to a two-vowel vocalization (diphthong).
- Coordinate terms: monophthongization, triphthongization
Translations
shift from monophthong to diphthong