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Bicrystals of alumina containing a glassy phase were produced by hot-pressing. Annealing the bicrystals at high temperatures (where a liquid forms at the boundary) can result in migration of the grain boundary. The migration of the boundary proceeds by the solution/reprecipitation mechanism. Many of the features of the migration closely resemble diffusion-induced grain-boundary migration but some important differences are identified.