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apodosis Definition


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apodosis
noun
    apodoses
    1. grammar.logic.
      The consequent clause in a conditional sentence or propositon, eg in If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind? the part following the comma is the ‘apodosis'. Compare protasis.
Etymology: 17c: Greek, from apodidonai to give back.



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