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smooth′ breath′ing, 
  1. Phonetics, Linguisticsa symbol (') used in the writing of Greek to indicate that the initial vowel over which it is placed is unaspirated. Cf. rough breathing. 
  • 1740–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
smooth breathing n
  1. (in Greek) the sign (᾿) placed over an initial vowel, indicating that (in ancient Greek) it was not pronounced with an h
    Compare rough breathing
'smooth breathing' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
breathing - rough breathing - spiritus lenis

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