Protasis

noun

/ˈpɹɒtəsɪs/

Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

1.nounThe first part of a play, in which the setting and characters are introduced

2.noun(grammar) the antecedent in a conditional sentence

"In "I will be coming if this weather holds up", "this weather holds up" is the protasis"

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