"updrift" meaning in English

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Adverb

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-updrift.wav
Etymology: From up- + drift. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|up|drift}} up- + drift Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} updrift (not comparable)
  1. On the upward side of a drift. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-updrift-en-adv-T5KrHRW~ Categories (other): English terms prefixed with up- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with up-: 55 45

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-updrift.wav Forms: updrifts [plural]
Etymology: From up- + drift. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|up|drift}} up- + drift Head templates: {{en-noun}} updrift (plural updrifts)
  1. (phonetics) A rising (over time) of the pitch of the tones of a tonal language. Categories (topical): Phonetics
    Sense id: en-updrift-en-noun-scgM4dnE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with up-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 85 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with up-: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 92 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 95 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonetics, phonology, sciences

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