"diphthongal" meaning in English

See diphthongal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /dɪfˈθɔŋɡəl/
Etymology: diphthong + -al Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|diphthong|al}} diphthong + -al Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} diphthongal (not comparable)
  1. Pertaining to or characterized by a diphthong. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-diphthongal-en-adj-G-W4SYsp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -al

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          "ref": "1980, Anthony Burgess, chapter 56, in Earthly Powers, Penguin, published 1981, page 456",
          "text": "‘This,’ the colonel said […] ‘is a lampshade. It looks like an ordinary lampshade. It was taken from the bedside lamp of Frau Koch. It’s genuine human skin.’ It sounded more gruesome spoken in his diphthongal southern manner—skee-ern.",
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      "ipa": "/dɪfˈθɔŋɡəl/"
    }
  ],
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