catacosmesis

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English

Etymology

From the (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin form of the (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek κατακόσμησις (katakósmēsis, arrangement).

Noun

catacosmesis (uncountable)

  1. (rhetoric) A rhetorical device in which a series is arranged in "proper order", particularly
    1. (rhetoric) A descending order from best, greatest, etc. to worst, lowest, etc.
    2. (rhetoric) A chronological order from first to last.
    3. (rhetoric, obsolete, imprecise) An ascending order from worst, lowest, etc. to best, greatest, etc; a climax.

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