catacosmesis

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Noun

catacosmesis (uncountable)

1. (rhetoric) A rhetorical device in which a series is arranged in "proper order", particularly
   1. (rhetoric) A descending order from best, greatest, etc. to worst, lowest, etc.
   2. (rhetoric) A chronological order from first to last.
   3. (rhetoric, obsolete, imprecise) An ascending order from worst, lowest, etc. to best, greatest, etc; a climax.

Synonyms

• (descending series) anticlimax
• (temporal series) chronological order, arrangement, etc.
• (ascending series) climax

Antonyms

• (descending series) climax

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