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noun, plural e·pit·a·ses 
[-seez] .
[-seez] . the part of an ancient drama, following the protasis, in which the main action is developed. Compare catastasis, catastrophe (def. 4), protasis.
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Epitasis
is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
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| epitasis (ɪˈpɪtəsɪs) | |
| —n | |
| protasis Compare catastrophe (in classical drama) the part of a play in which the main action develops | |
| [C16: from Greek: a stretching, intensification, from teinein to stretch] | |
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