epitasis
[ ih-pit-uh-sis ]
/ ɪˈpɪt ə sɪs /
noun, plural e·pit·a·ses [ih-pit-uh-seez] /ɪˈpɪt əˌsiz/.
the part of an ancient drama, following the protasis, in which the main action is developed.
Compare catastasis, catastrophe(def 4), protasis.
Words nearby epitasis
epistropheus,
epistyle,
episyllogism,
epit.,
epitaph,
epitasis,
epitaxial transistor,
epitaxis,
epitaxy,
epitendineum,
epithalamion
Example sentences from the Web for epitasis
Epitasis, e-pit′a-sis, n. the main action of a Greek drama, leading to the catastrophe—opp.
British Dictionary definitions for epitasis
epitasis
/ (ɪˈpɪtəsɪs) /
noun
(in classical drama) the part of a play in which the main action develops
Compare protasis (def. 2), catastrophe (def. 2)
Word Origin for epitasis
C16: from Greek: a stretching, intensification, from
teinein to stretch