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anabasis \a*nab"a*sis\ ([.a]*n[a^]b"[.a]*s[i^]s), n. [Gr.
'ana`basis, fr. 'anabai`nein to go up; 'ana` up + bai`nein to
go.]
1. A journey or expedition up from the coast, like that of
the younger Cyrus into Central Asia, described by Xenophon
in his work called "The Anabasis."
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The anabasis of Napoleon. --De Quincey.
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2. (Med.) The first period, or increase, of a disease;
augmentation. [Obs.] AS
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3. (Med) A plant genus of the goosefoot family
{Chenopodiaceae}.
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