protasis
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈpɹɒtəsɪs/
protasis (plural protases)
- the first part of a play, in which the setting and characters are introduced
- (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
- (logic, grammar) antecedent, conditional, hypothesis
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