Katabasis
ka·tab·a·sis (kә-tab'ә-sis) n.
A retreat, esp. a military retreat, as that of the Greeks after their defeat at Cunaxa.
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Main Entry: no·men·cla·tor Pronunciation: nō'mən-klā́tər Function: noun Etymology: Latin, slave whose duty was to announce the names of persons met during a political campaign, from nomen + calare to call 1 : a book containing collections or lists of words 2 archaic : one who announces the names of guests or of persons generally 3 : one who gives names to or invents names for things
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as in "I shall make a katabasis becasue I am intimidated by the wordiness" ?
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mitchy, at 8:18 PM
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