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on-glide

on-glide
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [on, awn glahyd]
    • /ɒn, ɔn glaɪd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [on, awn glahyd]
    • /ɒn, ɔn glaɪd/

Definitions of on-glide word

  • noun on-glide 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). 1
  • noun on-glide a glide immediately preceding a speech sound, for which the articulators are taking position 0
  • noun on-glide a glide coming before a speech sound, in which the vocal organs take the position for forming that sound, either from their normal inactive position or from their position in articulating a preceding sound 0

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Origin of on-glide

First appearance:

before 1885
One of the 21% newest English words
First recorded in 1885-90

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Parts of speech for On-glide

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

on-glide popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 57% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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