anesis

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Definition of anesis

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. Remission of disease symptoms.
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noun

  1. Remission of disease symptoms.
  2. (rhetoric)Addition of a sentence, clause or phrase that diminishes what preceded.

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄνεσις (ánesis, “loosening, abatement, remission”).

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