open juncture
nounPhonetics.
a transition between successive sounds marked by a break in articulatory continuity, as by a pause or the modification of a preceding or following sound, and often indicating a division between words; presence of juncture (opposed to close juncture).
Origin of open juncture
1First recorded in 1940–45
- Also called plus juncture .
- Compare close juncture, juncture (def. 7a), terminal juncture.
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