Etymology

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Today it means: The smooth breathing (spiritus lenis). Full definition →

Latin lēnis
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromlēnis
  2. English todaylene

Anglicisation of Latin lēnis. Doublet of lenis.

Words from the same roots

Latinlēnis all →

lenifylenis

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