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English

From Ancient Greek ???????? (epítasis, “stretching”), from ???????? (epiteín?, “to stretch”), from ??? (epí) + ????? (teín?, “stretch”).

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.
(Can we find and add a quotation of Dunglison to this entry?)

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