transcription, транскрипция: [ ə-ˈsē-səs ]
noun
also as·ke·sis ə-ˈskē-səs
( plural as·ce·ses -ˈsē-(ˌ)sēz ; also as·ke·ses -ˈskē-(ˌ)sēz)
Etymology: Late Latin or Greek; Late Latin, from Greek askēsis, literally, exercise, from askein
Date: 1873
: self-discipline , asceticism