anabasis
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anabasis
- /əˈnæbəsɪs/ UK
Where it 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”)).
noun anabases
- A military march up-country, especially that of Cyrus the Younger into Asia. During the French anabasis to Moscow he entered our service, made himself a prodigious favorite with the whole imperial family, and even now is only in his twenty−second year.
- The first period, or increase, of a disease; augmentation.
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Talk about this word "anabasis." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/anabasis. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. anabasis. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/anabasis "anabasis." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/anabasis.Cite this
@misc{anabasis_2026,
title = {anabasis},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/anabasis},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
