Meanings
suffix
- Closure, blockage, shutting.
Origin
- Ancient Greekκλεῖσις
- English-cleisis
From Ancient Greek κλεῖσις (kleîsis).
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APA
-cleisis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-cleisis
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“-cleisis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-cleisis. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-cleisis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-cleisis.
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