English
wikipedia
Etymology
Greek αναβα�ι�.

Pronunciation
IPA: /æ'næb�sɪs/

Noun
anabasis

1. a military march up-country, especially that of w:Cyrus the Younger|Cyrus the Younger into Asia

#:*1989: �I have a feeling that if we follow a scent of spring on the air with sufficient eagerness we�ll come to a south without snow more quickly than we think. Thalassa, thalassa. This is what the Greeks called an anabasis.� They looked at him as if he were barmy. (Burgess, Any Old Iron)

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