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  2. Triphthong - Wikipedia

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    In phonetics, a triphthong (UK: / ˈ t r ɪ f θ ɒ ŋ, ˈ t r ɪ p θ ɒ ŋ / TRIF-thong, TRIP-thong, US: /-θ ɔː ŋ /-⁠thawng) (from Greek τρίφθογγος triphthongos, lit. ' with three sounds ' or ' with three tones ') is a monosyllabic vowel combination involving a quick but smooth movement of the articulator from one vowel quality to another that passes over a third.

  3. English Rebel Songs - Wikipedia

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    It was re-recorded in 2003, with two additional tracks, as English Rebel Songs 1381–1984, released on the band's newly formed MUTT Records label. Composed mostly of traditional English protest songs , the recording was a stark contrast to the group's previous punk recordings, pointing towards the band's future integration of choral and a ...

  4. Chain Gang (Sam Cooke song) - Wikipedia

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    The song became one of Cooke's most successful singles, peaking at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 and the Hot R&B Sides chart. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Overseas, "Chain Gang" charted at number nine on the UK Singles Chart , becoming Cooke's first top-ten single there.

  5. Talk:Triphthong - Wikipedia

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    And english is declared as true triphtong language among all. So, this is really ironic, that english does not have proper rules, how to distinguish which words have triphtongs. Also there should be some explanation what ancient greeks called triphthongs and are they really in one syllable and would they be classified as such in modern times.

  6. Vowel breaking - Wikipedia

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    In Old English, two forms of harmonic vowel breaking occurred: breaking and retraction and back mutation.. In prehistoric Old English, breaking and retraction changed stressed short and long front vowels i, e, æ to short and long diphthongs spelled io, eo, ea when followed by h or by r, l + another consonant (short vowels only), and sometimes w (only for certain short vowels): [3]

  7. Polyushko-pole - Wikipedia

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    Paul Robeson recorded the song in 1942 under the title "Song of the Plains", sung both in English and Russian. It was released on his Columbia Recordings album Songs of Free Men (1943). The Swedish jazz pianist Jan Johansson recorded a version of the song in 1967 under the title "Stepp, min stepp" (steppe, my steppe) on the album Jazz på ryska ...

  8. Harry Styles dropped a music video for his "Harry's House" hit "Satellite" on May 3. Here's what the lyrics behind the bop might mean.

  9. Poinciana (song) - Wikipedia

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    Orchestra leader Jerry Wald was a rare early aficionado of the song, and Wald's showcasing of "Poinciana" during his 1943 gig at the Hotel New Yorker has been credited with boosting its profile, [4] [5] "Poinciana" being recorded in 1943 by Glenn Miller with his Army Air Force Band, with three 1944 recordings of the song afforded hit status ...