What does "protasis" mean?
Protasis: (Gram.) The introductory or subordinate member of a sentence, generally of a conditional sentence; -- opposed to apodosis. See Apodosis.
Additional senses
- 2.The first part of a drama, of a poem, or the like; the introduction; opposed to epitasis. B. Jonson.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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