epitasis

== English == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ἐπίτασις (epítasis, “stretching”), from ἐπιτείνω (epiteínō, “to stretch”), from ἐπί (epí) + τείνω (teínō, “stretch”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪˈpɪtəsɪs/ === Noun === epitasis (countable and uncountable, plural epitases) (ancient drama) The second part of a play, in which the action begins. (rhetoric) The addition of a concluding sentence that merely emphasizes what has already been stated. (obsolete) The period of violence in a fever or disease; paroxysm. ==== Related terms ==== protasis catastasis catastrophe === References === === Anagrams === Espitias