catacosmesis
English edit
Etymology edit
From the Latin form of the Ancient Greek κατακόσμησις (katakósmēsis, “arrangement”).
Noun edit
catacosmesis (uncountable)
- (rhetoric) A rhetorical device in which a series is arranged in "proper order", particularly
Synonyms edit
- (descending series): anticlimax
- (temporal series): chronological order, arrangement, etc.
- (ascending series): climax
Antonyms edit
- (antonym(s) of "descending series"): climax