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catasetum macrocarpum |
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catastasis
CIDE DICTIONARY
catastasis, n. [NL., fr. Gr. , fr. to set; kata` down + to place.].
- That part of a speech, usually the exordium, in which the orator sets forth the subject matter to be discussed. [1913 Webster]
- The state, or condition of anything; constitution; habit of body. [1913 Webster]
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