English
Etymology
Greek κα�α��α�ι� �settling, appointment�.
Pronunciation
IPA|/k�'tæst�sɪs/
Noun
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- 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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