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protasis
[ prot-uh-sis ]
/ ˈprɒt ə sɪs /
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noun, plural prot·a·ses [prot-uh-seez]. /ˈprɒt əˌsiz/.
Grammar. the clause expressing the condition in a conditional sentence, in English usually beginning with if.Compare apodosis.
the first part of an ancient drama, in which the characters are introduced and the subject is proposed.Compare catastasis, catastrophe (def. 4), epitasis.
(in Aristotelian logic) a proposition, especially one used as a premise in a syllogism.
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Words nearby protasis
Protagoras, protamine, protandrous, protanomaly, protanopia, protasis, prote-, protea, protean, Proteas, protease
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British Dictionary definitions for protasis
protasis
/ (ˈprɒtəsɪs) /
noun plural -ses (-siːz)
logic grammar the antecedent of a conditional statement, such as it rains in if it rains the game will be cancelledCompare apodosis
(in classical drama) the introductory part of a play
Derived forms of protasis
protatic (prɒˈtætɪk), adjectiveWord Origin for protasis
C17: via Latin from Greek: a proposal, from pro- before + teinein to extend
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