"catacosmesis" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From the Latin form of the Ancient Greek κατακόσμησις (katakósmēsis, “arrangement”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|-}} Latin, {{uder|en|grc|κατακόσμησις||arrangement}} Ancient Greek κατακόσμησις (katakósmēsis, “arrangement”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} catacosmesis (uncountable)
  1. (rhetoric) A rhetorical device in which a series is arranged in "proper order", particularly
    (rhetoric) A descending order from best, greatest, etc. to worst, lowest, etc.
    Tags: rhetoric, uncountable Categories (topical): Rhetoric Synonyms (descending series): anticlimax
    Sense id: en-catacosmesis-en-noun-PVzxin~L Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 5 43 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 52 5 43 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 4 47 Disambiguation of 'descending series': 44 28 28
  2. (rhetoric) A rhetorical device in which a series is arranged in "proper order", particularly
    (rhetoric) A chronological order from first to last.
    Tags: rhetoric, uncountable Categories (topical): Rhetoric
    Sense id: en-catacosmesis-en-noun-a5iGEwNm
  3. (rhetoric) A rhetorical device in which a series is arranged in "proper order", particularly
    (rhetoric, obsolete, imprecise) An ascending order from worst, lowest, etc. to best, greatest, etc; a climax.
    Tags: obsolete, rhetoric, uncountable Categories (topical): Rhetoric Synonyms (ascending series): climax
    Sense id: en-catacosmesis-en-noun-q0f41WKI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 5 43 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 41 7 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 52 5 43 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 4 47 Disambiguation of 'ascending series': 29 25 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (temporal series): chronological order, arrangement
Disambiguation of 'temporal series': 33 33 33
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