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Crasis
Pronunciation : Cra"sis (kr"ss)
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [LL., temperament, fr. Gr.
Definition : 1. (Med.)
Defn: A mixture of constituents, as of the blood; constitution; temperament.
2. (Gram.)
Defn: A contraction of two vowels (as the final and initial vowels of united words) into one long vowel, or into a dipthong; syn?resis; as, cogo for coago.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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