##  [Lenition](/lenition) 

  ##  [Lenition](https://humanitites.quantumdictionary.io/lenition-0) 

  

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Definition

A class of phonological processes characterized by a reduction in articulatory strength or constriction of consonants—commonly manifested as stops becoming fricatives or approximants, voiceless becoming voiced, or cluster simplification—producing acoustically weaker realizations while often preserving place features.