Definition of "lenition" []

• A weakening of articulation causing a consonant to become lenis (soft). (noun)

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• "This means that, as in Latin, the distribution of primary /f/ was defective in Etruscan. see linkFirst, Dosuna observes the same p-lenition as I've mentioned many timed before on Paleoglot, minus the conditioning by u."
• "Strangely, Japanese too shows lenition of dental plosives neighbouring back vowels ie. specifically, the high back unrounded vowel u."
• "If anything, the case for lip-rounding causing lenition of /p/ is even stronger given the co-articulation."