crasis noun. ['kreɪsɪs] Pl. crases ['kreɪsi:z]. M16.
[Greek krasis mixture, combination.]
1. The blending of the constituents or humours of an animal body etc., either as a permanent characteristic or as constituting a particular state of health. M16-M19.

2. A mixture, a combination. rare. L17.

3. Greek Grammar. The contraction of two adjacent vowels into one long vowel or diphthong, esp. at the end of one word and beginning of the next. M19.

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