单词 | lenition |
释义 | lenition /li nish"euhn/, n. 1. Phonet. a phonological process that weakens consonant articulation at the ends of syllables or between vowels, causing the consonant to become voiced, spirantized, or deleted. 2. Ling. a type of Celtic mutation that derives historically from phonological lenition. [1535-45 for obs. sense "mitigation, assuaging"; 1910-15 for current senses; < L lenit(us) (ptp. of lenire to soften; see LENIS, -ITE2) + -ION] |
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