anabasis

Meaning

Noun

  • a military march up-country, especially that of Cyrus the Younger into Asia.
  • The first period, or increase, of a disease; augmentation.

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Origin

  • From Ancient Greek ἀνάβασις ("a going up, an ascent"), from ἀναβαίνω, from ᾰ̓νᾰ- + βαίνω.

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