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Definition of Monophthongal
1. a. Consisting of, or pertaining to, a monophthong.
Definition of Monophthongal
1. Adjective. (linguistics) Of or pertaining to a monophthong. ¹
2. Adjective. (linguistics of a vowel) Pronounced as a single vowel sound; (non-gloss definition said especially of a vowel that is otherwise normally pronounced as a diphthong.) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Monophthongal
1. [adj]
Medical Definition of Monophthongal
1. Consisting of, or pertaining to, a monophthong. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Monophthongal
Literary usage of Monophthongal
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Alphabet of Nature: Or, Contributions Towards a More Accurate Analysis by Alexander John Ellis (1845)
"The monophthongal he considers to be those expressed by the italic letters in
end, eel, her, in, and ooze, of which the first and fourth will be considered ..."
2. From Latin to Spanish by Paul M. Lloyd (1987)
"Although the earliest system of reduced forms was -dis and -es, the -eis form
eventually became predominant and the monophthongal forms -as and -es ..."
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