WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
o′pen junc′ture, [Phonet.]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- Phoneticsa transition between successive sounds marked by a break in articulatory continuity, as by a pause or the modification of a preceding or following sound, and often indicating a division between words;
presence of juncture (opposed to close juncture). Also called plus juncture. Cf. close juncture, juncture (def. 7a), terminal juncture.
- 1940–45
close′ junc′ture
(klōs),USA pronunciation [Phonet.]
- Phoneticscontinuity in the articulation of two successive sounds, as in the normal transition between sounds within a word;
absence of juncture (opposed to open juncture). Cf. juncture (def. 7), open juncture, terminal juncture.
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