CRASIS

Meaning of CRASIS in English

n. (pl. crases) the contraction of two adjacent vowels in ancient Greek into one long vowel or diphthong.

Etymology: Gk krasis mixture

Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012

CRASIS — (crá-) n [Gram.] crasis
Interlingua English vocab
CRASIS — ˈkrāsə̇s noun ( plural cra·ses -ˌsēz) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek krasis mixing, combination, from kerannynai to mix — more …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CRASIS — (n.) A contraction of two vowels (as the final and initial vowels of united words) into one long vowel, or …
Английский словарь Webster
CRASIS — (n.) A mixture of constituents, as of the blood; constitution; temperament.
Английский словарь Webster
CRASIS — ( n. ) A mixture of constituents, as of the blood; constitution; temperament.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CRASIS — ( n. ) A contraction of two vowels (as the final and initial vowels of united words) into one long …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CRASIS — /kray"sis/ , n. , pl. crases /-seez/ . Archaic. composition; constitution; makeup. [ 1595-1605; krâsis mixture, blend, equiv. to kra- …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CRASIS — n. composition, construction (Archaic)
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CRASIS — noun a mixture of constituents, as of the blood; constitution; temperament. 2. crasis ·noun a contraction of two vowels (as …
Webster English vocab
CRASIS — [ 'kreɪsɪs ] ■ noun ( plural crases -si:z ) Phonetics a contraction of two adjacent vowels into one long …
Concise Oxford English vocab
CRASIS — in classical Greek, the contraction of two vowels or diphthongs at the end of one word and the beginning of …
Britannica English vocabulary
CRASIS — crasis BrE AmE ˈkreɪs ɪs § \ -əs ▷ crases ˈkreɪs iːz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CRASIS — n. (pl. crases) the contraction of two adjacent vowels in ancient Greek into one long vowel or diphthong. [Gk krasis …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CRASIS — n. (pl. crases) the contraction of two adjacent vowels in ancient Greek into one long vowel or diphthong. [ Gk …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
YTTROCRASITE — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈkrāˌsīt noun ( -s ) Etymology: yttr ium + -o- + cras- (from Greek krasis mixing, combination) + -ite — …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SYNALOEPHA — noun or syn·a·le·pha ˌsinəˈlēfə ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek synaloiphē, synaliphē, from synaleiphein to clog up, coalesce, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
EUCRASIA — yüˈkrāzh(ē)ə noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin, from Medieval Latin, mixture of the humors in good proportions, from Greek …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DYSCRASIA — də̇ˈskrāzh(ē)ə noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin, from Medieval Latin, mixture of the humors in bad proportions, from Greek …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
IDIOCRASY — — idiocratic /id'ee euh krat"ik/ , idiocratical , adj. — idiocratically , adv. /id'ee ok"reuh see/ , n. , pl. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CRATER
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ACRASIN — /euh kray"sin/ , n. Mycol. a chemotactic substance, identical with cAMP, secreted by myxamebas of cellular slime molds and attracting …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CRATER — n. & v. --n. 1 the mouth of a volcano. 2 a bowl-shaped cavity, esp. that made by the explosion …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CRATER — n. & v. n. 1 the mouth of a volcano. 2 a bowl-shaped cavity, esp. that made by the explosion …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CRATER — n. & v. --n. 1. the mouth of a volcano. 2 a bowl-shaped cavity, esp. that made by the explosion …
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WAY — Synonyms and related words : ability, access, ache to, action, actions, activity, acts, address, adit, admission, advance, advancement, advancing, aesthetic …
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VEIN
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TYPE
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TONE — Synonyms and related words : French pitch, Munsell chroma, Zeitgeist, accent, accidental, achromatism, action, actions, activity, acts, adaptability, address, affect, …
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TENOR — Synonyms and related words : Heldentenor, Meistersinger, Zeitgeist, accompaniment, affective meaning, aim, alto, apograph, aria singer, azimuth, baritenor, baritone, bass, …
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TENDENCY — Synonyms and related words : affinity, aim, an ear for, an eye for, animus, aptitude, aptness, azimuth, bag, bearing, bent, …
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TEMPERAMENT — Synonyms and related words : animus, aptitude, bent, bias, body-build, brand, cast, character, characteristic, characteristics, chromatic scale, compass, complexion, composition, …
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