anabasis

[ uh-nab-uh-sis ]
/ əˈnæb ə sɪs /
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noun, plural a·nab·a·ses [uh-nab-uh-seez] /əˈnæb əˌsiz/.

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.).
Literary. any military expedition or advance.
Compare katabasis.

Origin of anabasis

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

Words nearby anabasis

anabaena, anabantid, anabaptist, anabas, anabasine, anabasis, anabatic, anabiosis, anabiotic, anableps, anabolic

Words related to anabasis

development, advance, evolution, stride, process, rise, improvement, breakthrough, pace, growth, headway, increase, momentum, movement, progress, advancement, expedition, procession, dash, course

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British Dictionary definitions for anabasis

anabasis
/ (əˈnæbəsɪs) /

noun plural -ses (-ˌsiːz)

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

Word Origin for anabasis

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