crases
sɪs Origin:
1595–1605; < Greek krâsis mixture, blend, equivalent to krā- (base of kerannýnai to mix) + -sis -sis
1595–1605; < Greek krâsis mixture, blend, equivalent to krā- (base of kerannýnai to mix) + -sis -sis
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| —n , pl -ses | |
| Also called: syneresis the fusion or contraction of two adjacent vowels into one | |
| [C17: from Greek krasis a mingling, from kerannunai to mix] | |
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