‖Ec″ba‐sis (ĕk″bȧ‐sĭs), n. [L., fr. Gr. ἔκβασισ a going out, issue, or event; εκ̓ out + βαίνειν to go.] (Rhet.) A figure in which the orator treats of things according to their events consequences.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.