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Lenition Thesaurus

(phonetics, phonology) A weakening of articulation causing a consonant to become lenis (soft).

Antonyms for Lenition

Common opposites include fortition.

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Related dictionary entries include nonenunciation, aphesis, syncope, leanenesse, macilence, underarticulation.

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Possible antonyms include fortition.

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