/i pit"euh sis/ , n. , pl. epitases /-seez'/ .
the part of an ancient drama, following the protasis, in which the main action is developed. Cf. catastasis, catastrophe (def. 4), protasis .
[ 1580-90; epítasis emphasis, increase of intensity, stretching, equiv. to epi- EPI- + ta- (var. s. of teínein to stretch) + -sis -SIS ]