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Anabasis logo #10101) Drought-tolerant plant 2) Military account by Xenophon 3) Military advance 4) Work by Xenophon 5) Xenophon classic 6) Xenophon work
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Anabasis

Anabasis logo #21000 Anabasis (from Greek ana = `upward`, bainein = `go`) is an expedition from a coastline up into the interior of a country. Katabasis, by contrast, is a trip from the interior down to the coast. Two classic texts are titled with `anabasis`: ...
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Anabasis

Anabasis logo #21000[Xenophon] Anabasis (s; Ἀνάβασις anábasis `An Ascent`/`Going Up`) is the most famous work, in seven books, of the Greek professional soldier and writer Xenophon. The journey it narrates is his best known accomplishment and `one of the great adventures in human history,` as Will Durant expressed the common assessment. == Content ==...
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Anabasis

Anabasis logo #21000[moth] Anabasis is a genus of snout moths. It was described by Heinrich in 1956. The genus was long thought to contain only one species, the Cassia Webworm (Anabasis ochrodesma). ...
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Anabasis

Anabasis logo #21000[plant] Anabasis is a genus of the subfamily Salsoloideae in the family Amaranthaceae. It is distributed in southern Europe, North Africa, and Asia. == Description == The species of genus Anabasis are annual or perennial herbs or subshrubs. Their stems are fleshy and articulated, mostly glabrous with the exception of hairy tufts at the node...
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anabasis

anabasis logo #22641journey leading upwards; first phase of an illness
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Anabasis

Anabasis logo #21594march inland.
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Anabasis

Anabasis logo #21002• (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

Anabasis logo #21003(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

Anabasis logo #21003prose 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 logo #20972A·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. �...
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Anabasis

Anabasis logo #21217Anabasis is the Greek title of Xenophon's celebrated account of the expedition of Cyrus the Younger against his brother Artaxerxes, king of Persia. The title is also given to Arrian's work which records the campaigns of Alexander the Great.
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anabasis

anabasis logo #21199a march from the coast into the interior, as that of Cyrus the Younger against Artaxerxes II, described by Xenophon in his historical work Anabasis (379–371 b.c.). · any military expedition or advance. Cf. katabasis.
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