Definitions for epitasis

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epitasis e·pit·a·sis

Spelling: [ih-pit-uh-sis]

IPA: /ɪˈpɪt ə sɪs/

Epitasis is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 246 anagrams from letters in epitasis (aeiipsst).

Definitions for epitasis

noun

1. the part of an ancient drama, following the protasis, in which the main action is developed. Compare catastasis, catastrophe (def 4), protasis.

Origin of epitasis

1580-90; Greek epítasis emphasis, increase of intensity, stretching, equivalent to epi- epi- + ta- (variant stem of teínein to stretch) + -sis -sis

Examples for epitasis

epitasis, e-pit′a-sis, n. the main action of a Greek drama, leading to the catastrophe—opp.