catastasis

== English == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek κατάστασις (katástasis, “settling, appointment”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kəˈtæstəsɪs/ === Noun === catastasis (countable and uncountable, plural catastases) In classical drama, the second and penultimate section, in which action is heightened for the catastrophe. (rhetoric) The part of a speech that states the subject to be discussed. ==== Related terms ==== protasis epitasis catastrophe == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek κατάστασις (katástasis). === Noun === catastasis n (uncountable) (obsolete) situation === References === catastasis in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN