Triphthong
noun
1.
Phonetics. a monosyllabic speech-sound sequence perceived as being made up of three differing vowel qualities, as the pronunciation of our, especially in r-dropping dialects.
2.
(not in technical use) a trigraph.
noun
1.
a composite vowel sound during the articulation of which the vocal organs move from one position through a second, ending in a third
2.
a trigraph representing a composite vowel sound such as this
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