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ALL meanings of parabasis

pa·rab·a·sis
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  • noun plural parabasis (in ancient Greek drama) a choral ode addressed to the audience, especially of comedy, and independent of the action of the play: usually following the agon and, in the earliest forms of comedy, serving often to end the play. 1
  • noun parabasis (in classical Greek comedy) an address from the chorus to the audience 0
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