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on-glide
[ on-glahyd, awn- ]
noun
, Phonetics.
- a transitional sound produced by the vocal organs in moving from an inactive position or a previous sound to the articulatory position necessary for producing a following sound. Compare off-glide ( def 1 ).
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Word History and Origins
Origin of on-glide1
First recorded in 1885–90
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Example Sentences
Then we should have on-glide, angleiten; onlook anschauen, etc.
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