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anesis en · NOUN

Etymology

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

Meanings

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

Synonyms

abating