Catastasis Definition
kə-tăstə-sĭs
catastases
noun
The heightened part of the action in ancient drama, leading directly to the catastrophe.
Webster's New World
The climax of a drama.
American Heritage
Other Word Forms of Catastasis
Noun
Singular:
catastasis
Plural:
catastasesOrigin of Catastasis
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Greek katastasis settled state from kathistanai to come into a certain state kat-, kata- cata- histanai to set stā- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Ancient Greek κατάστασις (katastasis, “settling, appointment”).
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