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A vowel (in the sense of a sound rather than a letter of the alphabet) that has the same sound throughout its pronunciation, such as the short vowels in pap
, pep
, pip
, pop
and pup
, as opposed to a diphthong (eg, /aɪ/, the vowel in pipe
) or a triphthong (eg, /aɪə/, the sound in the non-rhotic pronunciation of pyre
).
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monophthong
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Noun
A
vowel
(in
the
sense
of
a
sound
rather
than
a
letter
of
the
alphabet)
that
has
the
same
sound
throughout
its
pronunciation,
such
as
the
short
vowels
in
"pap",
"pep",
"pip",
"pop"
and
"pup",
as
opposed
to
a
diphthong
(eg,
/aɪ/,
the
vowel
in
"pipe")
or
a
triphthong
(eg,
/aɪə/,
the
sound
in
the
non-rhotic
pronunciation
of
"pyre").
Japanese Meaning
単一の母音。発音中に音の質が変化しない母音（例：『pap』『pep』『pip』『pop』『pup』に見られる短母音）
Sense（1）
A
vowel
(in
the
sense
of
a
sound
rather
than
a
letter
of
the
alphabet)
that
has
the
same
sound
throughout
its
pronunciation,
such
as
the
short
vowels
in
"pap",
"pep",
"pip",
"pop"
and
"pup",
as
opposed
to
a
diphthong
(eg,
/aɪ/,
the
vowel
in
"pipe")
or
a
triphthong
(eg,
/aɪə/,
the
sound
in
the
non-rhotic
pronunciation
of
"pyre").
（ plural ）
