parabasis (p??ræb?s?s) n, pl -ses (-?si?z) (Theatre) (in classical Greek comedy) an address from the chorus to the audience[C19: from Greek, from parabanein to step forward]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014