apodosis
[ uh-pod-uh-sis ]
/ əˈpɒd ə sɪs /
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noun, plural a·pod·o·ses [uh-pod-uh-seez]. /əˈpɒd əˌsiz/.
the clause expressing the consequence in a conditional sentence, often beginning with then, as “then I will” in “If you go, then I will.”Compare protasis (def. 1).
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apodosis
/ (əˈpɒdəsɪs) /
noun plural -ses (-ˌsiːz)
logic grammar the consequent of a conditional statement, as the game will be cancelled in if it rains the game will be cancelledCompare protasis
Word Origin for apodosis
C17: via Late Latin from Greek: a returning or answering (clause), from apodidonai to give back
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