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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Monophthong \Mon"oph*thong\, n. [Gr. ? with one sound; mo`nos
   alone + ? sound, voice.]
   1. A single uncompounded vowel sound.
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   2. A combination of two written vowels pronounced as one; a
      digraph.
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