crasis Meaning, Definition & Usage

Cra"sis noun

Etymology

LL., temperament, fr. Gr. , fr. to mix.

Definitions

1. (Med.) A mixture of constituents, as of the blood; constitution; temperament.
2. (Gram.) A contraction of two vowels (as the final and initial vowels of united words) into one long vowel, or into a dipthong; synæresis; as, cogo for coago.