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off-glide
[ awf-glahyd, of- ]
/ ˈɔfˌglaɪd, ˈɒf- /
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noun Phonetics.
a transitional sound produced as the vocal organs move from a previous speech sound to an inactive position or to the position of a following sound.Compare on-glide.
the final, weaker part of a complex vowel, such as a diphthong, as the (i) sound of the (oi) in boy.
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Origin of off-glide
First recorded in 1875–80
Words nearby off-glide
offering price, offeror, offer price, offertory, of few words, man of., off-glide, off-grid, off guard, offhand, off-hour, Offiah
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British Dictionary definitions for off-glide
off-glide
noun
phonetics a glide caused by the movement of the articulators away from their position in articulating the previous speech soundCompare on-glide
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