crasis (countable and uncountable, plural crases)
(obsolete) One's constitution; the balance of humours in a person's body.
A mixture or combination.
(linguistics) External vowel sandhi; contraction of a vowel or diphthong at the end of a word with a vowel or diphthong at the start of the following word.
• ACRISS, Sarics, crissa
Source: Wiktionary
Cra"sis (kr"ss), n. Etym: [LL., temperament, fr. Gr.
1. (Med.)
Definition: A mixture of constituents, as of the blood; constitution; temperament.
2. (Gram.)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 December 2024
(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
