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Meaning of lenition

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

lenition

Pronunciation:/liːˈnɪʃən//liˈnɪʃən/

noun

Definitions

  1. A weakening of articulation causing a consonant to become lenis (soft).

    Antonyms:fortition
Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lenition

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lax vowelnonenunciationaphesissyncopesilent hleanenessemacilenceunrounded vowel