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- [krey-sis]
- /ˈkreɪ sɪs/
- /krˈasiz/
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- [krey-sis]
- /ˈkreɪ sɪs/
Definitions of crasis word
- noun crasis the fusion or contraction of two adjacent vowels into one 3
- noun plural crasis composition; constitution; makeup. 1
- noun crasis (obsolete) One's constitution; the balance of humours in a person's body. 1
- noun crasis A mixture or combination. 0
- noun crasis (linguistics) The contraction of a vowel or diphthong at the end of a word with a vowel or diphthong at the start of the following word. 0
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Origin of crasis
First appearance:
before 1595 One of the 38% oldest English words
1595-1605; < Greek krâsis mixture, blend, equivalent to krā- (base of kerannýnai to mix) + -sis -sis
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Parts of speech for Crasis
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
crasis popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
crasis usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for crasis
noun crasis
- style — a particular kind, sort, or type, as with reference to form, appearance, or character: the baroque style; The style of the house was too austere for their liking.
- humor — hacker humour
- nature — has the X nature
- type — a number of things or persons sharing a particular characteristic, or set of characteristics, that causes them to be regarded as a group, more or less precisely defined or designated; class; category: a criminal of the most vicious type.
- kind — of a good or benevolent nature or disposition, as a person: a kind and loving person.
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