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English

Etymology
Greek καταστασις ‘settling, appointment’.

Pronunciation
IPA|/kə'tæstəsɪs/

Noun
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1. In classical drama, the third and penultimate section, in which action is heightened for the catastrophe.

#:*1922, It doubles itself in the middle of his life, reflects itself in another, repeats itself, protasis, epitasis, catastasis, catastrophe. — James Joyce, Ulysses
#:*1965, ‘The object of the meta-theatre is precisely that – to allow the participants to see through their first roles in it. But that is only the catastasis.’ — John Fowles, The Magus

Related terms
protasis
epitasis
catastrophe

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