pəˈrabəsə̇s noun
( plural paraba·ses -əˌsēz)
Etymology: Greek, from parabainein to go aside, step forward, from para- para- (I) + bainein to walk, step, go — more at come
: an important choral ode in the Old Greek comedy mainly in anapestic tetrameters delivered by the chorus at an intermission in the action while facing and moving toward the audience