epitasis

noun /ɪˈpɪtəsɪs/

1. The second part of a play, in which the action begins.

   countable, uncountable

   How my uncle Toby and Corporal Trim managed this matter,—with the history of their campaigns, which were no way barren of events,—may make no uninteresting under-plot in the epitasis and working up of this drama.

2. The addition of a concluding sentence that merely emphasizes what has already been stated.

   countable, uncountable

3. The period of violence in a fever or disease; paroxysm.

   countable, obsolete, uncountable

Where it comes from

From Ancient Greek ἐπίτασις (epítasis, “stretching”), from ἐπιτείνω (epiteínō, “to stretch”), from ἐπί (epí) + τείνω (teínō, “stretch”).

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry epitasis (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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