catacosmesis
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the Latin form of the Ancient Greek κατακόσμησις (katakósmēsis, “arrangement”).
Noun[edit]
catacosmesis (uncountable)
- (rhetoric) A rhetorical device in which a series is arranged in "proper order", particularly
Synonyms[edit]
- (descending series): anticlimax
- (temporal series): chronological order, arrangement, etc.
- (ascending series): climax
Antonyms[edit]
- (antonym(s) of “descending series”): climax