Meanings
suffix
Origin
- Ancient Greekκλᾰστός“broken”
- English-clasis
Ultimately from Ancient Greek κλᾰστός (klăstós, “broken”). Doublet of -clase.
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APA
-clasis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-clasis
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“-clasis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-clasis. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-clasis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-clasis.
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