Diphthong One Third Of It American Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 14, 2023

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	noun • (Greek mythology) a tragic king of Thebes who unknowingly killed his father Laius and married his mother Jocasta; the subject of the drama `Oedipus Rex' by Sophocles
	33%	8		Diphthong dividers
	noun • a diacritical mark (two dots) placed over a vowel to indicate that it does not form a diphthong with an adjacent vowel
	33%	5		Either half of a diphthong
	noun • a speech sound made with the vocal tract open • a letter of the alphabet standing for a spoken vowel

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The Guardian Cryptic16 Aug 2001	Across 12
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