Definitions For Epitasis

Noun

EPITASIS (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. : (Dunglison)

Related terms

protasis catastasis catastrophe

Etymology

From "stretching", from ἐπιτείνω, , to stretch, from ἐπί + τείνω, , stretch.

Anagrams

Espitias

Is Epitasis a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
10
Words with Friends
11

The word Epitasis is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends

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