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ca·tas·ta·sis C0155900 (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.]catastasis (kəˈtæstəsɪs) nthe part of a drama immediately preceding the climax or action-filled scenecatastasisthe climax of a play or other dramatic representation; that part preceding the catastrophe, where the action is at its height.See also: DramaTranslationscatastasisenUK
ca·tas·ta·sis (kă-tas'tă-sis), 1. A condition or state. 2. Restoration to a normal condition or a normal place. [G.] |