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catastasis definition

ca·tas·ta·sis (kə tas′tə sis)

noun pl. catastases -·ses′ (-sēz′)

the heightened part of the action in ancient drama, leading directly to the catastrophe

Etymology: Gr katastasis, an arranging, setting forth < kathistanai < kata-, down + histanai, to set up, cause to stand

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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