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   stasis

   /ˈsteɪsɪs/

   noun

   • 1. a period or state of inactivity or equilibrium: "long periods of stasis"
   • ▪ a stoppage of flow of a body fluid.
   • 2. civil strife.

   Word Origin mid 18th century: modern Latin, from Greek, literally ‘standing, stoppage’, from sta- base of histanai ‘to stand’.

   Scrabble Points: 6

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