ALL meanings of catastasis
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C c - noun catastasis the part of a drama immediately preceding the climax or action-filled scene 3
- noun catastasis the heightened part of the action in ancient drama, leading directly to the catastrophe 3
- noun plural catastasis the part of a drama, preceding the catastrophe, in which the action is at its height; the climax of a play. Compare catastrophe (def 4), epitasis, protasis. 1
- noun catastasis In classical drama, the third and penultimate section, in which action is heightened for the catastrophe. 0