A contraction of two adjacent vowels into one long vowel or diphthong, for example the reduction of words in ancient Greek from three syllables to two.
融接（语音），异词元音结合
Example sentencesExamples
In some cases analogous to crasis two simple tags best describe a single Greek word.
Synonyms
abbreviation, short form, shortened form, elision
Origin
Mid 16th century (as a medical term denoting the blending of physical qualities giving rise to a particular state of health): from Greek krasis 'mixture'.