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lentic
lenticel
lenticular
lentil
lentisk
lentissimo
lentivirus
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lenition
le·ni·tion [ lə nísh'n ]


noun 
Definition:
 
relaxed production of speech sounds: the use of little breath and muscle power when articulating consonants
[Early 20th century. < Latin lenit-, stem of lenis "smooth"]
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