About The Word Crasis
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Crasis
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What's The Definition Of Crasis?Synonyms | Synonyms for Crasis: Related Terms | Find terms related to Crasis: See Also | Crasis In Webster's Dictionary \Cra"sis\ (kr?"s?s), n. [LL., temperament, fr. Gr. ????,
fr. ???? to mix.]
1. (Med.) A mixture of constituents, as of the blood;
constitution; temperament.
2. (Gram.) A contraction of two vowels (as the final and
initial vowels of united words) into one long vowel, or
into a diphthong; syn[ae]resis; as, cogo for coago.
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