catacosmesis (English, noun)
expansion: catacosmesis (uncountable)
Senses:
glosses: A rhetorical device in which a series is arranged in "proper order", particularly
A descending order from best, greatest, etc. to worst, lowest, etc.
tags: rhetoric
uncountable
glosses: A rhetorical device in which a series is arranged in "proper order", particularly
A chronological order from first to last.
tags: rhetoric
uncountable
glosses: A rhetorical device in which a series is arranged in "proper order", particularly
An ascending order from worst, lowest, etc. to best, greatest, etc; a climax.
qualifier: imprecise
tags: obsolete
rhetoric
uncountable
Forms: