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glide

2 noun
     
Related topics: Music, Linguistics
glide2 [countable]
1 a smooth quiet movement that seems to take no effort
2APM technical the act of moving from one musical note to another without a break in sound
3 technicalSL a vowel which is made by moving your tongue from one position to another [↪ diphthong]
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