'Epitasis' definitions:

Definition of 'Epitasis'

From: GCIDE
  • Epitasis \E*pit"a*sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a stretching, fr. ? to stretch upon or over; 'epi` upon + ? to stretch.]
  • 1. That part which embraces the main action of a play, poem, and the like, and leads on to the catastrophe; -- opposed to protasis. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Med.) The period of violence in a fever or disease; paroxysm. --Dunglison. [1913 Webster]