catastasis


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ca·tas·ta·sis

 (kə-tăs′tə-sĭs)
n. pl. ca·tas·ta·ses (-sēz′)
1. The intensified part of the action directly preceding the catastrophe in classical tragedy.
2. The climax of a drama.
[Greek katastasis, settled state, from kathistanai, to come into a certain state : kat-, kata-, cata- + histanai, to set; see stā- in Indo-European roots.]
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catastasis

(kəˈtæstəsɪs)
n
the part of a drama immediately preceding the climax or action-filled scene
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catastasis

the climax of a play or other dramatic representation; that part preceding the catastrophe, where the action is at its height.
See also: Drama
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