spurious diphthong

noun

Either of the digraphs ει and ου in Ancient Greek, when they represent a long vowel arising from compensatory lengthening or contraction rather than an actual diphthong

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Meanings

nounspurious diphthong (plural spurious diphthongs)

plural spurious diphthongs

  1. Either of the digraphs ει and ου in Ancient Greek, when they represent a long vowel arising from compensatory lengthening or contraction rather than an actual diphthong
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spurious diphthong. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spurious%20diphthong

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“spurious diphthong.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spurious%20diphthong. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spurious diphthong,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spurious%20diphthong.

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