close juncture
[ klohs ]
nounPhonetics.
continuity in the articulation of two successive sounds, as in the normal transition between sounds within a word; absence of juncture (opposed to open juncture).
Origin of close juncture
1First recorded in 1935–40
- Compare juncture (def. 7), open juncture, terminal juncture.
Words Nearby close juncture
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