How to pronounce catastasis
American English pronunciation
kuh-TAS-tuh-sis
- IPA
- /kəˈtæstəsɪs/
- Syllables
- kuh · TAS · tuh · sis (4 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What catastasis means
The peak of a play's action, just before the ending
In a sentence: In the play's catastasis, the hero is trapped and everyone waits to see what will happen.
Where it comes from: It comes from a Greek word meaning settling or setting in place.
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