1 definition found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Catastasis \Ca*tas"ta*sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to set; kata` down + ? to place.] 1. (Rhet.) That part of a speech, usually the exordium, in which the orator sets forth the subject matter to be discussed. [1913 Webster] 2. (Med.) The state, or condition of anything; constitution; habit of body. [1913 Webster]
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