pha|sis

pha|sis
pha|sis «FAY sihs», noun, plural -ses «-seez».
phase, especially: a) any one aspect of a thing of varying appearances. b) a state or stage of change or development.
[< New Latin phasis < Greek phásis phase, appearance < phaínein to show, appear]

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