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in medias res definition

in me·dias· res (in mā′dē äs′ res′)

in the middle of the action rather than at the beginning, as in commencing an epic

Etymology: L, into the midst of things

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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