anagnorisis

[ an-ag-nawr-uh-sis, -nohr- ]

/ ˌæn ægˈnɔr ə sɪs, -ˈnoʊr- /

noun, plural an·ag·no·ri·ses [an-ag-nawr-uh-seez, -nohr-]. /ˌæn ægˈnɔr əˌsiz, -ˈnoʊr-/.

(in ancient Greek tragedy) the critical moment of recognition or discovery, especially preceding peripeteia.

Origin of anagnorisis

1790–1800; <Latin <Greek, equivalent to anagnōrí(zein) to know again (ana-ana- + gnōr-, cognate with Latin -gnōr- in ignōrāre to ignore + -izein-ize) + -sis-sis; perhaps gnōr- from adj. derivative *gnō-ró- knowing

Words nearby anagnorisis

anagen, anagenesis, anaglyph, anaglyphoscope, Anaglypta, anagnorisis, anagoge, anagogic, anagogy, anagram, anagrammatize

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Example sentences from the Web for anagnorisis

Now then for anagnorisis, comic peripeteia, division into acts, and the rest of the wallet!
Two Sides of the Face|Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
It was often associated with the anagnorisis or recognition.
Play-Making|William Archer
Il Lasca, who deserves great credit for his perspicacity, carried on an unremitting warfare against the comedy of anagnorisis.
Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature|John Addington Symonds

British Dictionary definitions for anagnorisis

anagnorisis

/ (ˌænəɡˈnɒrɪsɪs) /

noun plural -ses (-ˌsiːz)

(in Greek tragedy) the recognition or discovery by the protagonist of the identity of some character or the nature of his own predicament, which leads to the resolution of the plot; denouement

Word Origin for anagnorisis

from Greek: recognition

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单词	anagnorisis
释义	anagnorisis [ an-ag-nawr-uh-sis, -nohr- ] / ˌæn ægˈnɔr ə sɪs, -ˈnoʊr- / noun, plural an·ag·no·ri·ses [an-ag-nawr-uh-seez, -nohr-]. /ˌæn ægˈnɔr əˌsiz, -ˈnoʊr-/. (in ancient Greek tragedy) the critical moment of recognition or discovery, especially preceding peripeteia. Origin of anagnorisis 1790–1800; <Latin <Greek, equivalent to anagnōrí(zein) to know again (ana-ana- + gnōr-, cognate with Latin -gnōr- in ignōrāre to ignore + -izein-ize) + -sis-sis; perhaps gnōr- from adj. derivative *gnō-ró- knowing Words nearby anagnorisis anagen, anagenesis, anaglyph, anaglyphoscope, Anaglypta, anagnorisis, anagoge, anagogic, anagogy, anagram, anagrammatize Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for anagnorisis Now then for anagnorisis, comic peripeteia, division into acts, and the rest of the wallet! Two Sides of the Face\|Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch It was often associated with the anagnorisis or recognition. Play-Making\|William Archer Il Lasca, who deserves great credit for his perspicacity, carried on an unremitting warfare against the comedy of anagnorisis. Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature\|John Addington Symonds British Dictionary definitions for anagnorisis anagnorisis / (ˌænəɡˈnɒrɪsɪs) / noun plural -ses (-ˌsiːz) (in Greek tragedy) the recognition or discovery by the protagonist of the identity of some character or the nature of his own predicament, which leads to the resolution of the plot; denouement Word Origin for anagnorisis from Greek: recognition Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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