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crasis

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈkɹeɪsɪs/
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  • rhymes with -eɪsɪs

1

noun

Meaning 1

One's constitution; the balance of humours in a person's body.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A mixture or combination.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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3

noun

Meaning 3

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonetics, phonology, prosody, sciences

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History

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κρᾶσις (krâsis, “mixture”).

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Breton: krasis — contraction of a vowel at the end of a word with the start of the next word
  • Catalan: crasi — contraction of a vowel at the end of a word with the start of the next word
  • Danish: krasis — contraction of a vowel at the end of a word with the start of the next word
  • Extremaduran: crasi — contraction of a vowel at the end of a word with the start of the next word
  • Finnish: krasis — contraction of a vowel at the end of a word with the start of the next word
  • French: crase — contraction of a vowel at the end of a word with the start of the next word
  • German: Krasis — contraction of a vowel at the end of a word with the start of the next word
  • Greek: κράση (krási) — contraction of a vowel at the end of a word with the start of the next word
  • Ancient Greek: κρᾶσις (krâsis) — contraction of a vowel at the end of a word with the start of the next word
  • Ido: krazo — contraction of a vowel at the end of a word with the start of the next word
  • Italian: crasi — contraction of a vowel at the end of a word with the start of the next word
  • Occitan: crasi — contraction of a vowel at the end of a word with the start of the next word
  • Portuguese: crase — contraction of a vowel at the end of a word with the start of the next word
  • Russian: кра́зис (krázis) — contraction of a vowel at the end of a word with the start of the next word
  • Sicilian: crasi — contraction of a vowel at the end of a word with the start of the next word
  • Walloon: etroclaedje — contraction of a vowel at the end of a word with the start of the next word