ALL meanings of lenition
le·ni·tion
L l - 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