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cris¹

noun crisses

  1. alternative Alternative form of kris (“dagger”).

Cris²

  • /kɹɪs/

Rhymes with -ɪs

Where it comes from

Clipping of Christopher, Christian, Christine, and their variants.

proper noun Chris · Kris

  1. diminutive Diminutive of Christopher
  2. diminutive Diminutive of Christian
  3. A female given name.
  4. diminutive Diminutive of Christine or Christina.

Cris³

  • /kɹɪs/

Rhymes with -ɪs

Where it comes from

From Romanian Criș.

proper noun Criș

  1. A village in Daneș, Mures, Romania.
  2. A river in Mures, Romania, tributary of the Tarnava Mare.

CRIs⁴

noun

  1. plural plural of CRI

CRIS⁵

noun CRISs

  1. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of current research information system

    Similar: RIS

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@misc{cris_2026,
  title = {cris},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cris},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}