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catastases

catastases is the plural of catastasis.

Meaning of catastasis

Noun

catastasis (countable and uncountable, plural catastases)

  1. In classical drama, the second and penultimate section, in which action is heightened for the catastrophe.
    • It doubles itself in the middle of his life, reflects itself in another, repeats itself, protasis, epitasis, catastasis, catastrophe.1922, James Joyce, Ulysses
  2. (rhetoric) The part of a speech that states the subject to be discussed.

Questions about catastases

What is catastases the plural of?
Catastases is the plural of catastasis.

Words near catastases in the dictionary

  1. catasetums
  2. catasta
  3. catastae
  4. catastalsis
  5. catastaltic
  6. catastases
  7. catastasis
  8. catastate
  9. catastates
  10. catastatic
  11. catastematic

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