parabasis

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noun

The part of an Ancient Greek comedy in which the actors leave the stage and the chorus addresses the audience directly.

OriginAncient Greek παράβασις →
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Meanings

nounparabasis (plural parabases)

plural parabases

  1. historicalAncient GreeceThe part of an Ancient Greek comedy in which the actors leave the stage and the chorus addresses the audience directly.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekπαράβασις
  2. Englishparabasis

Borrowed from Ancient Greek παράβασις (parábasis).

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Translations

French parabase
  • parabasepart of an Ancient Greek comedy in which the actors leave the stage and the chorus addresses the audience directly
German Parabase
  • Parabasepart of an Ancient Greek comedy in which the actors leave the stage and the chorus addresses the audience directly
Italian parabasi
  • parabasipart of an Ancient Greek comedy in which the actors leave the stage and the chorus addresses the audience directly
Portuguese parábase
  • parábasepart of an Ancient Greek comedy in which the actors leave the stage and the chorus addresses the audience directly
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APA

parabasis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parabasis

MLA

“parabasis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parabasis. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “parabasis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parabasis.

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