Weakly Pronounced Consonant In Phonetics Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is LENIS which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: LENIS

Updated: October 11, 2023 by Nicoli Westwood

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Rank		Letters	Answer	Clue
1	99%	5		Exact Match!
2	44%	8		In phonetics, pronounced via throat
3	33%	9		In phonetics, it's classified as a complex consonant.

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We think the answer is "LENIS" which means:

noun

• A lenis consonant.

adjective

• Weakly articulated (of a consonant), hence voiced; especially as compared to the others of a group of homorganic consonants.

An example sentence would be:

• "The lenis consonant is produced with less tension in the vocal cords."
• "In phonetics, lenis describes a sound that is soft or weak."

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Source	#Number	Answer
New York Times22 May 2004	Down 47
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