Coffee is the second largest traded commodity in the world, next to crude oil. It’s also one of the oldest commodities, with over 2.25 billion cups of coffee consumed worldwide daily.
diphthongize, diphthongise
(verb) change from a simple vowel to a diphthong; “This vowel diphthongized in Germanic”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
diphthongize (third-person singular simple present diphthongizes, present participle diphthongizing, simple past and past participle diphthongized)
(transitive, phonetics) To change to a diphthong, as by inserting or removing a vowel.
Coordinate term: monophthongize
(intransitive, phonetics) To become a diphthong.
Source: Wiktionary
Diph"thong*ize, v. t. & i.
Definition: To change into a diphthong, as by affixing another vowel to a simple vowel. "The diphthongized long vowels." H. Sweet.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 April 2025
(adjective) not quite exact or correct; “the approximate time was 10 o’clock”; “a rough guess”; “a ballpark estimate”
Coffee is the second largest traded commodity in the world, next to crude oil. It’s also one of the oldest commodities, with over 2.25 billion cups of coffee consumed worldwide daily.