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lenis Definition


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lenis
adj
    1. Articulated with relatively little muscular effort and pressure of breath.
noun
    lenes
    1. A consonant that is pronounced in this way. Compare fortis.
Etymology: 1920s: Latin, meaning ‘soft'.



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