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catastasis

American

[kuh-tas-tuh-sis] / kəˈtæs tə sɪs /

noun

the part of a drama, preceding the catastrophe, in which the action is at its height; the climax of a play.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

catastases

plural

Etymology

Origin of catastasis

1650–60; < Greek katástasis stability, akin to kathistánai to make stand, settle. See cata-, stasis

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