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on-glide

[ on-glahyd, awn- ]

noun

, Phonetics.
  1. 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 ).


on-glide

noun

  1. phonetics a glide immediately preceding a speech sound, for which the articulators are taking position Compare off-glide


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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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