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a·nab·a·sis  (-nb-ss)

n. pl. a·nab·a·ses (-sz)

1. An advance; an expedition.

2. A large-scale military advance, specifically the Greek mercenary expedition across Asia Minor in 401 b.c. led by Cyrus the Younger of Persia, as described by Xenophon. It was unsuccessful, and the Greeks, led by Xenophon, retreated to the Black Sea.

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[Greek, from anabainein, to go up; see anabaena.]

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anabasis [əˈnæbəsɪs]

n pl -ses [-ˌsiːz]

1. (Historical Terms) the march of Cyrus the Younger and his Greek mercenaries from Sardis to Cunaxa in Babylonia in 401 bc, described by Xenophon in his Anabasis Compare katabasis

2. any military expedition, esp one from the coast to the interior

[from Greek: a going up, ascent, from anabainein to go up; see anabaena]

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anabasis

the progress of a disease, from onset to finish.

See also: Disease and Illness