LENITION

Etymology

Noun

lenition (countable and uncountable, plural lenitions)

(phonetics, phonology) A weakening of articulation causing a consonant to become lenis (soft).

Antonym: fortition

Coordinate term: assimilation

Source: Wiktionary



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