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open juncture — noun or open internal juncture : a juncture between two consecutive sounds in speech having less mutual assimilation than a close juncture and less hiatus than a terminal juncture * * * Phonet. a transition between successive sounds marked by a… … Useful english dictionary
juncture — [juŋk′chər] n. [L junctura < jungere, to JOIN] 1. a joining or being joined 2. a point or line of joining or connection; joint, as of two bones, or seam 3. a point of time 4. a particular or critical moment in the development of events; crisis … English World dictionary
juncture — /jungk cheuhr/, n. 1. a point of time, esp. one made critical or important by a concurrence of circumstances: At this juncture, we must decide whether to stay or to walk out. 2. a serious state of affairs; crisis: The matter has reached a… … Universalium
juncture — Synonyms and related words: ankle, articulation, boundary, butt, caesura, cervix, circumstance, clause boundary, clause terminal, clinch, close juncture, closure, colon, comma, condition, conjuncture, connecting link, connecting rod, connection,… … Moby Thesaurus
open internal juncture — noun see open juncture … Useful english dictionary
juncture — n. 1) (ling.) close; open; terminal juncture 2) (misc.) at this juncture ( in this situation ) * * * [ dʒʌŋktʃə] open terminal juncture (ling.) close (misc.) at this juncture ( in this situation ) … Combinatory dictionary
close juncture — “ noun or close internal juncture : a juncture between two consecutive sounds in speech of the kind found in a simplex word (as between t and r in the pronunciation of trait or nitrate or between ī and n in the pronunciation of mine or minus… … Useful english dictionary
close juncture — /klohs/, Phonet. continuity 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. * * * … Universalium
terminal juncture — Phonet. a form of juncture consisting of a change in pitch before a pause, marking the end of an utterance or a break between utterances, as between clauses. Cf. close juncture, juncture (def. 7), open juncture. [1955 60] * * * … Universalium
terminal juncture — noun : an intonation pattern signaling the end of an utterance or a break between utterances * * * Phonet. a form of juncture consisting of a change in pitch before a pause, marking the end of an utterance or a break between utterances, as… … Useful english dictionary
