Etymology

parabasis

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Today it means: The part of an Ancient Greek comedy in which the actors leave the stage and the chorus addresses the audience directly. Full definition →

Ancient Greek παράβασις
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  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromπαράβασις
  2. English todayparabasis

Borrowed from Ancient Greek παράβασις (parábasis).

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