LENITION


Meaning of LENITION in English

[ lɪ'nɪʃ(ə)n ]

■ noun (in Celtic languages) the process or result of palatalizing a consonant.

Origin

early 20th cent.: from L. lenis 'soft' + -ition , suggested by Ger. Lenierung .

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