epitasis

Meaning

Noun

• The second part of a play, in which the action begins.
• The addition of a concluding sentence that merely emphasizes what has already been stated.
• The period of violence in a fever or disease; paroxysm.

Origin

• From Ancient Greek ἐπίτασις ("stretching"), from ἐπιτείνω, from ἐπί + τείνω.