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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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Word History and Origins

Origin of fortition1

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

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