crasis
[ krey-sis ]
/ ˈkreɪ sɪs /
noun, plural cra·ses [krey-seez] /ˈkreɪ siz/. Archaic.
composition; constitution; makeup.
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Origin of crasis
1595–1605; < Greek krâsis mixture, blend, equivalent to krā- (base of kerannýnai to mix) + -sis -sis
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Example sentences from the Web for crasis
Nevertheless, he was led to surmise a crasis of the two sexes in persons subject to sexual inversion.
A Problem in Modern Ethics|John Addington SymondsThe due combination of these was known as crasis, and existed in health.
Outlines of Greek and Roman Medicine|James Sands ElliottFor the Irascible passions do follow the temper of the heart, but the concupiscible distractions the crasis of the liver.
The Works of Sir Thomas Browne (Volume 1 of 3)|Thomas BrowneOther examples of lengthening are 'bathos', 'pathos', while the long quantity is of course kept in 'colon' and 'crasis'.
Society for Pure English Tract 4|John Sargeaunt
British Dictionary definitions for crasis
crasis
/ (ˈkreɪsɪs) /
noun plural -ses (-siːz)
the fusion or contraction of two adjacent vowels into oneAlso called: syneresis
Word Origin for crasis
C17: from Greek krasis a mingling, from kerannunai to mix
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