Catastasis

[kә'tæstәsis]

Definition

(n.) That part of a speech, usually the exordium, in which the orator sets forth the subject matter to be discussed.

(n.) The state, or condition of anything; constitution; habit of body.

Edited by Bonita

Definition

n. the part of the Greek drama in which the development of the action has reached its height: (rhet.) that part of a speech which states the subject to be discussed.

Editor: Megan