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anabasis.

A military march up-country, especially that of Cyrus the Younger into Asia.

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Meaning & usage

noun/əˈnæbəsɪs/UK
  1. A military march up-country, especially that of Cyrus the Younger into Asia.

    historical
  2. The first period, or increase, of a disease; augmentation.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Ancient Greek ἀνάβασις (anábasis, “a going up, an ascent”), from ἀναβαίνω (anabaínō), from ᾰ̓νᾰ- (ănă-, “up”) + βαίνω (baínō, “to go”). Compare typologically Proto-West Germanic *raisu (“a travel, journey”) (akin to Proto-Germanic *raizijaną (“to cause (someone, something) to rise; raise”)) (<< Proto-Indo-European *h₁rey- (“to rise, arise”)).

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