katabasis
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[edit] Etymology
From Ancient Greek κατάβασις (katábasis), from verb καταβαίνω, from κατά (“downwards”) + βαίνω (“go”).
[edit] Noun
katabasis (plural katabases)
- A journey downwards: a journey downhill, a decrease of winds, a military retreat, a trip to the underworld; a trip from the interior of a country to the coast.
[edit] Translations
journey downwards
