亚洲网紅露点

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fortition

[ fawr-tish-uhn ]

noun

  1. Phonetics. a phonological process that strengthens consonant articulation at the beginnings of syllables, causing devoicing or the formation of stops.
  2. Linguistics. a type of Celtic mutation that derives historically from phonological fortition.


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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of fortition1

fort(is) + -ition, on the model of lenition
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Fortition, for-tish鈥瞮n, n. principle of trusting to chance.

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