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phasis

[ fey-sis ]
/ ˈfeɪ sɪs /

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 phaínein 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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