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off-glide
[ awf-glahyd, of- ]
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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Word History and Origins
Origin of off-glide1
First recorded in 1875–80
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