cra|sis

cra|sis
cra|sis «KRAY sihs», noun.
1. the combination of the vowels of two syllables, especially at the end of one word and beginning of the next, into one long wel or diphthong.
2. Obsolete. temperament.
[< Greek krâsis combination < kerannúnai to mix]

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