katabasis
English
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek κατάβασις (katábasis), from verb καταβαίνω (katabaínō), from κατά (katá, “downwards”) + βαίνω (baínō, “go”).
Pronunciation
- enPR: kətă'bəsis, IPA(key): /kəˈtæbəsɪs/
Noun
katabasis (plural katabases)
- A journey downwards: a journey downhill, a decrease of winds, a military retreat, a trip to the underworld; a trip from the interior of a country to the coast.
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