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- Ancient Greek · derived fromκατακόσμησις“arrangement”
- English todaycatacosmesis
From the Latin form of the Ancient Greek κατακόσμησις (katakósmēsis, “arrangement”).
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catacosmesis
Today it means: A descending order from best, greatest, etc. to worst, lowest, etc. Full definition →
Ancient Greek κατακόσμησις