Catastasis definition

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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.
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     2. (Med.) The state, or condition of anything; constitution;
        habit of body.
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