a combination of three vowel sounds or vowel letters, for example the sounds /aɪə/ in fire /faɪə(r)/ compare diphthong, monophthong三合元音;三元音; 三母音 Word Originmid 16th cent.: from French triphtongue, from tri- ‘three’, on the pattern of diphthong.
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