Fortition

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  • n. A sound change in which a consonant becomes more fortis.
  • n. casual choice; fortuitous selection; hazard
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Casual choice; fortuitous selection; hazard.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The principle of trusting to chance; fortuitous selection.
    • Word Usage
    "The fortition of laryngeals before the sibilant is just commonsense linguistics and doesn't require a more fanciful explanation beyond that."
    Antonym
    lenition   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    hazard   
     
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