Lenition


[li-nish-uh n] /lɪˈnɪʃ ən/

noun
1.
Phonetics. 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.
Linguistics. a type of Celtic mutation that derives historically from phonological lenition.

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