spurious diphthongs

A form of spurious diphthong — 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

noun
  1. pluralplural of spurious diphthong
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APA

spurious diphthongs. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spurious%20diphthongs

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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