Transcription
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- [li-nish-uh n]
- /lɪˈnɪʃ ən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [li-nish-uh n]
- /lɪˈnɪʃ ən/
Definitions of lenition word
- noun lenition 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. 1
- noun lenition Linguistics. a type of Celtic mutation that derives historically from phonological lenition. 1
- noun lenition the weakening of the articulation of a consonant sound, esp in a Celtic language 0
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Origin of lenition
First appearance:
before 1535 One of the 29% oldest English words
1535-45 for obsolete sense “mitigation, assuaging”; 1910-15 for current senses; < Latin lēnīt(us) (past participle of lēnīre to soften; see lenis, -ite2) + -ion
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Parts of speech for Lenition
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
lenition popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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