crasis
(redirected from crases)crasis
(ˈkreɪsɪs)n, pl -ses (-siːz)
(Phonetics & Phonology) the fusion or contraction of two adjacent vowels into one. Also called: syneresis
[C17: from Greek krasis a mingling, from kerannunai to mix]
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