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lenition
/liːˈnɪʃən/
noun
Antonyms
fortition
A weakening of articulation causing a consonant to become lenis (soft).
Word Frequency 1800~2019
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stardust
refusing
splendid
collie
glowworm
undertook
repurpose
security
cavalier
surpass
props
patriarch
isolating
bolt
stubbly
dweeb
cosmic
alienable
untapped
ibuprofen
palatalization
palatalisation
nasalization
nasalisation
intervocalic
labialization
allophonic
syllabification
gemination
spirant
disyllabic
sonorant
dissimilation
suffixation
devoicing