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for•ti•tion n.

Linguistics, Phonetics[Phonet.]a phonological process that strengthens consonant articulation at the beginnings of syllables, causing devoicing or the formation of stops.
Linguisticsa type of Celtic mutation that derives historically from phonological fortition.

fort(is) + -ition, on the model of lenition

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