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cassis

American  
[ka-sees, ka-sees] / kæˈsis, kaˈsis /

noun

  1. crème de cassis.

  2. (italics)

    1. a black currant.

    2. a brandy distilled from black currants.


cassis British  
/ kɑːˈsiːs /

noun

  1. a blackcurrant cordial

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Etymology

Origin of cassis

From French

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"Without dialogue, there is no trust," Cassis told reporters in Vienna in a briefing about their four hours of talks with Lavrov.

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Cassis said the goal was to "show the willingness to reach out and to say... we are here to talk to you and to listen to you".

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CaSSIS could not measure the coma's full extent because its brightness fades rapidly with distance from the nucleus, eventually disappearing into background noise.

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Because the comet was so distant, CaSSIS could not separate the nucleus from the coma.

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The researchers plan to further intensify the observations of dust devils and supplement the data obtained with targeted and coordinated observations of dust devils using CaSSIS and HRSC.

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