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phasis
[ fey-sis ]
/ ˈfeɪ sɪs /
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noun, plural pha·ses [fey-seez]. /ˈfeɪ siz/.
a manner, stage, or aspect of being; phase.
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Origin of phasis
1650–60; <New Latin <Greek phásis appearance, equivalent to pha- (base of phaÃnein to show) + -sis-sis
Words nearby phasis
phase-switching, phase transition, phase velocity, -phasia, phasing, phasis, phasmid, phasor, phat, phatic, Ph.B.
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