monophthongization

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Etymology

From monophthongize +‎ -ation.

Noun

monophthongization (countable and uncountable, plural monophthongizations)

  1. (phonetics) The process of becoming monophthong, for a diphthong or triphthong.
    Coordinate terms: diphthongization, triphthongization

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