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Anabasis - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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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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