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catacosmesis

catacosmesis noun: a descending order from best, greatest, etc. to worst, lowest, etc.

Noun

catacosmesis (uncountable)

  1. (rhetoric) A descending order from best, greatest, etc. to worst, lowest, etc.
    Synonyms:
    anticlimax
  2. (rhetoric) A chronological order from first to last.
  3. (obsolete, rhetoric, imprecise) An ascending order from worst, lowest, etc. to best, greatest, etc; a climax.
    Synonyms:
    climax

Synonyms of catacosmesis

Antonyms

Origin of catacosmesis

From the Latin form of the Ancient Greek κατακόσμησις (katakósmēsis, “arrangement”).

Questions about catacosmesis

What does catacosmesis mean?
Catacosmesis means a descending order from best, greatest, etc. to worst, lowest, etc.
What part of speech is catacosmesis?
Catacosmesis is a noun.

Words near catacosmesis in the dictionary

  1. catacomb
  2. catacombic
  3. catacombs
  4. catacorner
  5. catacorolla
  6. catacosmesis
  7. catacoustic
  8. catacoustics
  9. catacrotic
  10. catacrotism
  11. catacumbal

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