"lene" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈliːn/ Forms: lenes [plural]
Etymology: Anglicisation of Latin lēnis. Doublet of lenis. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|lēnis}} Latin lēnis, {{doublet|en|lenis}} Doublet of lenis Head templates: {{en-noun}} lene (plural lenes)
  1. (phonetics) The smooth breathing (spiritus lenis). Categories (topical): Phonetics
    Sense id: en-lene-en-noun-d2OqBhf2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 12 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 12 entries: 55 18 6 0 6 1 3 3 2 4 2 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 63 20 4 0 4 1 2 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonetics, phonology, sciences
  2. (phonetics) A voiceless, or unaspirated, stopped consonant, such as Greek pi, kappa, or tau. Categories (topical): Phonetics
    Sense id: en-lene-en-noun-pszXjxrL Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonetics, phonology, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: dagesh lene

Inflected forms

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    },
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      "homophone": "lean"
    }
  ],
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    "English terms with homophones",
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    },
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      "homophone": "lean"
    }
  ],
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}

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