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Answer for the clue "Smooth breathing, in phonetics ", 4 letters:
lene

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Word definitions for lene in dictionaries

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Lene \Lene\ (l[=e]n), v. t. [See Lend .] To lend; to grant; to permit. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context phonetics English) The smooth breathing (spiritus lenis). 2 (context phonetics English) Any of the lene consonants, such as ''p'', ''k'', or ''i'' (or Greek pi, kappa, tau).

Usage examples of lene.

Harnessing the desperate strength of the pursued, she snatched up the velvet altar skirt dedicated to Lene, pausing only an instant to toss the cloth at the warrior before rushing headlong from the corridor.