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[
fey
-sis
]
pha·sis
/
ˈfeɪ
sɪs
/
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[
fey
-sis
]
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noun,
plural
pha·ses
/
-siz
/
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[
-seez
]
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.
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.
So is
ort
. Does it mean:
So is
callithumpian
. Does it mean:
So is
doohickey
. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
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