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Meaning of onglide | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. A phase while the articulators are moving into position to produce a new speech sound.
  2. The first, weaker part of a complex vowel, such as a diphthong, as the /j/ sound of the /juː/ in English few.

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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