The Only Use of
diphthong
in
Ulysses by James Joyce
- Bringing his host down and kneeling he heard twine with his second bell the first bell in the transept (he is lifting his) and, rising, heard (now I am lifting) their two bells (he is kneeling) twang in diphthong.†
Chpt 3
Definition:
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(diphthong) phonetics: a multi-vowel sound made by moving the tongue to transition from one sound to another within the same syllable as in the words rail or boy