pa·rab·a·sis | \ pəˈrabəsə̇s \
plural parabases\ -əˌsēz \
Definition of parabasis
: an important choral ode in the Old Greek comedy mainly in anapestic tetrameters delivered by the chorus at an intermission in the action while facing and moving toward the audience
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