spurious diphthong

/S P Y UH1 R IY0 AH0 S D IH0 P TH AO0 NG/
noun
  1. 1

    Either of the digraphs ει and ου in Ancient Greek, when they represent a long vowel arising from compensatory lengthening or contraction rather than an actual diphthong

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