tasis

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noun

Extending the sound of an utterance for the pleasure of saying or hearing it.

OriginAncient Greek τάσις →
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Meanings

nountasis (uncountable)
  1. uncountablehuman sciencesExtending the sound of an utterance for the pleasure of saying or hearing it.
  2. in compoundsuncountableusuallymedicineA stretching.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekτάσις“stretching, tension, intensity”
  2. Englishtasis

Borrowed from Ancient Greek τάσις (tásis, “stretching, tension, intensity”).

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APA

tasis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tasis

MLA

“tasis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tasis. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tasis,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tasis.

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