rising diphthong
noun
: a diphthong in which the second element is more sonorous than the first (such as \\wi\\ in \\ˈkwit\\ quit)
Word History
First Known Use
1888, in the meaning defined above
- contraveners
- contravenes
- contravening
- contravention
- contraventions
- contraversion
- contravindicate
- contrawise
- contrayerva
- contrayervas
- Contre Gambe
- Contre Viole
- contre-jour
- contrebasse
- contrebasses
- contrecoups
- contredances
- contredanse
- contredansed
- contredanseed
- contredanseing
- contredanses
- contredansing
- contrefilet
- contrefort