anabasis

[uh-nab-uh-sis]

noun

plural

anabases 

1. a march from the coast into the interior, as that of Cyrus the Younger against Artaxerxes II, described by Xenophon in his historical work Anabasis (379–371 b.c.).

2. Literary.,  any military expedition or advance.

anabasis

/ əˈnæbəsɪs /

noun

1. the march of Cyrus the Younger and his Greek mercenaries from Sardis to Cunaxa in Babylonia in 401 _bc , described by Xenophon in his Anabasis Compare katabasis

2. any military expedition, esp one from the coast to the interior

Word History and Origins

Origin of anabasis¹

1700–10; < Greek: a stepping up. See ana-, basis

Word History and Origins

Origin of anabasis¹

C18: from Greek: a going up, ascent, from anabainein to go up; see _anabaena

Related Words

• advance 
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