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offglide

Pronunciation: /ˈɒfɡlaɪd/

The English word “offglide” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A phase while the articulators are moving away from their position in articulating a speech sound.
  2. The final, weaker part of a complex vowel, such as a diphthong, as the /ɪ/ sound of the /ɔɪ/ in English boy.

Etymology

From off + glide.

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