How to pronounce parabasis
American English pronunciation
puh-RAB-uh-sis
- IPA
- /pəˈɹæbəsɪs/
- Syllables
- puh · RAB · uh · sis (4 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What parabasis means
A Greek comedy part where the chorus talks to the crowd
In a sentence: In the parabasis, the chorus stepped forward and joked straight to the audience.
Where it comes from: It was borrowed from a Greek word meaning a stepping aside.
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