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Diphthong vs Thong - What's the difference?

diphthong | thong |

As nouns the difference between diphthong and thong

is that diphthong is a complex vowel sound that begins with the sound of one vowel and ends with the sound of another vowel, in the same syllable while thong is a strip of leather.

diphthong

English

(wikipedia diphthong)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (phonetics) A complex vowel sound that begins with the sound of one vowel and ends with the sound of another vowel, in the same syllable.
    • For example: "ae", "au", "ou"
  • (rare) A vowel digraph or ligature.
  • * 1854 , Robert Bigsby, Historical and Topographical Description of Repton, in the County of Derby , Woodfall and Kinder, page 47:
    • And he might have written the name, also, with the diphthong æ, as well as the single vowel, in the initial syllable, throughout all the preceding forms.
  • * 1860 , Joseph E. Worcester, An Elementary Dictionary of the English Language , A New Edition, Swan, Brewer, and Tileston (publishers), page 12:
    • An improper diphthong has only one of the vowels sounded; as, ea'' in ''heat'', ''oa'' in ''coal .
  • * 1874 , Theophilus Dwight Hall, A Child’s First Latin Book , John Murray (publisher), page 3:
    • The diphthong ae'' is sounded like ''?'' (§7); that is, it has the sound of ''ey'' in ''they .

    Derived terms

    * diphthongal * diphthongize * diphthongization * diphthongoid

    Related terms

    * monophthong * triphthong

    See also

    * glide * ligature

    thong

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A strip of leather.
  • (usually, in the plural, Australia, US) An item of footwear, usually of rubber, secured by two straps which join to pass between the big toe and its neighbour.
  • * 1964 , The Beach Boys, All Summer Long
    • T-shirts, cut-offs, and a pair of thongs (T-shirts, cut-offs, and a pair of thongs).
  • * 2006 , Peter Murray, David Poole, Grant Jones, Contemporary Issues in Management and Organisational Behaviour , Thomson, page 108,
    • Players turned up for questioning wearing thongs , shorts and T-shirts.
  • * 2008 , Steve Parish, Eccentric Australia , page 104,
    • Thongs are the favoured footwear for many Aussies, especially near the beaches, but most people in the Outback find that they can?t put a foot wrong with a tough, nicely worn-in pair or workboots.
  • * 2009 , Charles Rawlings-Way, Sydney , Lonely Planet, page 126,
    • You shouldn?t face condescension if you rock into a boutique in your thongs and a singlet, but neither will you be treated like a princess just because you?ve splashed $5000 on daddy?s credit card.
  • (UK, US, New Zealand) An undergarment or swimwear consisting of very narrow strips designed to cover just the genitals and nothing more.
    • No! I won't buy you a thong . You're too young for that.

    Synonyms

    * (an item of footwear) flip-flop, jandal (New Zealand) * (a undergarment or swimwear) G-string, butt floss

    See also

    * sandal