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Definition of 'protasis'

English

Noun

(protases)
  • the first part of a play, in which the setting and characters are introduced
  • * 1922 , James Joyce, Ulysses
    • It doubles itself in the middle of his life, reflects itself in another, repeats itself, protasis , epitasis, catastasis, catastrophe.
  • (logic|grammar) the antecedent in a conditional sentence
    • In, "''I will be coming if this weather holds up''", "''this weather holds up''" is the protasis

    Synonyms

    * antecedent, conditional, hypothesis

    See also

    * apodosis * epitasis * catastasis * catastrophe ----

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