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lenition noun

  /liˈnɪʃən/ , /liːˈnɪʃən/ , /ləˈnɪʃən/ , /lɪˈnɪʃən/
  • (phonetics, phonology) A weakening of articulation causing a consonant to become lenis (soft).
 séimhiú

lenite verb

  /ləˈnaɪt/ , /ˈliːnaɪt/
  • (phonetics, phonology, transitive) To cause (a consonant) to undergo lenition.
 séimhigh
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