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EPITASIS
Etymology
Noun
epitasis (countable and uncountable, plural epitases)
(ancient drama) The second part of a play, in which the action begins.
(rhetoric) The addition of a concluding sentence that merely emphasizes what has already been stated.
(obsolete) The period of violence in a fever or disease; paroxysm.
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Source: Wiktionary
E*pit"a*sis, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr.
1. That part which embraces the main action of a play, poem, and the like, and leads on to the catastrophe; -- opposed to protasis.
2. (Med.)
Definition: The period of violence in a fever or disease; paroxysm. Dunglison.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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