lenition.
/li-nish-uhn/US // lɪˈnɪʃ ən //
延长,延长线,延长期,延长时间
Definitions
n.noun · 名词
- 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.
- ›Linguistics. a type of Celtic mutation that derives historically from phonological lenition.
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