ANABASES

Noun

anabases

plural of anabasis

Anagrams

• Sabaeans, Sabæans

Source: Wiktionary


ANABAS

An"a*bas, n. Etym: [Gr. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A genus of fishes, remarkable for their power of living long out of water, and of making their way on land for considerable distances, and for climbing trees; the climbing fishes.

ANABASIS

A*nab"a*sis, n. Etym: [Gr.

1. A journey or expedition up from the coast, like that of the younger Cyrus into Central Asia, described by Xenophon in his work called "The Anabasis." The anabasis of Napoleon. De Quincey.

2. (Med.)

Definition: The first period, or increase, of a disease; augmentation. [Obs.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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