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Crasis — Cra sis (kr? s?s), n. [LL., temperament, fr. Gr. ????, fr. ???? to mix.] 1. (Med.) A mixture of constituents, as of the blood; constitution; temperament. [1913 Webster] 2. (Gram.) A contraction of two vowels (as the final and initial vowels of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Crasis — (gr.), s. Krasis … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Crasis — Sound change and alternation Metathesis Quantitative metathesis … Wikipedia
crasis — noun /ˈkɹeɪsɪs/ a) A mixture or combination. Some men have peculiar symptoms, according to their temperament and crasis, which they had from the stars and those celestial influences [...]. b) The contraction of a vowel or diphthong at the end of… … Wiktionary
crasis — (Del gr. krasis.) ► sustantivo femenino GRAMÁTICA Contracción, fenómeno que consiste en hacer una sola palabra de dos. IRREG. plural crasis * * * crasis 1 f. Gram. *Contracción. 2 Gram. *Sinéresis. * * * ► femenino GRAMÁTICA Contracción muy… … Enciclopedia Universal
crasis — /kray sis/, n., pl. crases / seez/. Archaic. composition; constitution; makeup. [1595 1605; < Gk krâsis mixture, blend, equiv. to kra (base of kerannýnai to mix) + sis SIS] * * * ▪ literature in classical Greek, the contraction of two… … Universalium
crasis — См. crasi … Пятиязычный словарь лингвистических терминов
crasis — sustantivo femenino 1) lengua contracción. 2) medicina constitución, temperamento … Diccionario de sinónimos y antónimos
crasis — n. composition, construction (Archaic) … English contemporary dictionary
crasis — [ kreɪsɪs] noun (plural crases si:z) Phonetics a contraction of two adjacent vowels into one long vowel or diphthong. Origin C16: from Gk krasis mixture … English new terms dictionary
