Spiritus-lenis Definition

noun

(orthography) A diacritic mark in Ancient Greek used to indicate absence of aspiration for an initial vowel, and sometimes for a rho.

The spiritus lenis mark looks like a closing single quote.

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Origin of Spiritus-lenis

From Latin spīritus lēnis; literally, 'smooth breath'

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