parabasis
noun
pa·rab·a·sis
pəˈrabəsə̇s
plural parabases
-əˌsēz
: 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
Word History
Etymology
Greek, from parabainein to go aside, step forward, from para- para- entry 1 + bainein to walk, step, go