phasis

[fey-sis]

pha·sis

[fey-sis]
noun, plural pha·ses [-seez] .
a manner, stage, or aspect of being; phase.

Origin:
1650–60; < Neo-Latin < Greek phásis appearance, equivalent to pha- (base of phaínein to show) + -sis -sis
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Phasis is always a great word to know.
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