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  1. catacosmesis: Wiktionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (catacosmesis)

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

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