- metabases
- n. change, transition from one subject to another
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
metabases
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Metabases — Metabasis Me*tab a*sis, n.; pl. {Metabases}. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to pass over; ? beyond, over + ? to go.] 1. (Rhet.) A transition from one subject to another. [1913 Webster] 2. (Med.) Same as {Metabola}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Metabasis — Me*tab a*sis, n.; pl. {Metabases}. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to pass over; ? beyond, over + ? to go.] 1. (Rhet.) A transition from one subject to another. [1913 Webster] 2. (Med.) Same as {Metabola}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
