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lene

Pronunciation: /ˈliːn/

The English word “lene” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. The smooth breathing (spiritus lenis).
  2. A voiceless, or unaspirated, stopped consonant, such as Greek pi, kappa, or tau.

Etymology

Anglicisation of Latin lēnis. Doublet of lenis.

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