upglide

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

up +‎ glide

Noun[edit]

upglide (plural upglides)

  1. (phonology) An upward glide.
    • 2011, Britta Mondorf, Gender Differences in English Syntax, page 56:
      Assuming that upglides signal tentativeness, interpersonal meaning and doubt, stereotypical belief would expect women to favour upglides rather than downglides.

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