Look up: anabasis

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   Anabasis
   A·nab'a·sis noun [ Greek ..., from ... to go up; ... up + ... to go.] 1. A journey or expedition up from the coast, like that of the younger Cyrus into Central Asia, described by Xenophon in his work called 'The Anabasis.' « The anabasis of Napoleon. De Quincey. » 2. (Medicine) The first period, or increase, of a disease; augmentation. [ Obsol ...
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   anabasis
   1. A journey or expedition up from the coast, like that of the younger Cyrus into Central Asia, described by Xenophon in his work called 'The Anabasis.' 'The anabasis of Napoleon.' (De Quincey) ... 2. <medicine> The first period, or increase, of a disease; augmentation. ... Origin: Gr, fr. To go up; up + to go. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ...
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   Anabasis
   The Greek term `anabasis` referred to an expedition from a coastline up into the interior of a country. The term `katabasis` referred to a trip from the interior down to the coast. So anabasis means `Expedition` or `The March Up Country` and carries the same connotation in Greek as it does in English. There are two classic texts with the name: *Anabasis Cyru, by the Greek writer Xenophon (431–360 BC), about the expedition of the Persian pri...
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   Anabasis
   • (n.) The first period, or increase, of a disease; augmentation. • (n.) A journey or expedition up from the coast, like that of the younger Cyrus into Central Asia, described by Xenophon in his work called `The Anabasis.`
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   Anabasis
   (from the article `Arrian`) Greek historian and philosopher who was the author of a work describing the campaigns of Alexander the Great. Entitled Anabasis, presumably in order ...
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   Anabasis
   prose narrative, now in seven books, by Xenophon, of the story of the Greek mercenary soldiers who fought for Cyrus the Younger in his attempt to ... [4 related articles]
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   Anabasis
   Anabasis (unăb'usis) : see Xenophon.
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