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English
Etymology
From monophthong + -ic.
Adjective
monophthongic (not comparable)
- (linguistics, of a vowel) Pronounced as a single vowel sound; said especially of a vowel that is also commonly pronounced as a diphthong.
- Synonym: monophthongal
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