katabasis

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek κατάβασις (katabasis), from verb καταβαίνω (katabainō), from κατά (kata, “downwards”) + βαίνω (bainō, “go”).

Noun

katabasis (plural katabases)

1. A journey downwards: a journey downhill, a decrease of winds, a military retreat, a trip to the underworld; a trip from the interior of a country to the coast.

Translations

journey downwards

Antonyms

• anabasis