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anabasis |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Anabasis \A*nab"a*sis\, n. [Gr. ?, fr ? to go up ? up + ? to go.] 1. A journey or expedition up from the coast, like that of the younger Cyrus into Central Asia, described by Xenophon in his work called ``The Anabasis.'' The anabasis of Napoleon. --De Quincey. 2. (Med.) The first period, or increase, of a disease; augmentation. [Obs.]
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