Protasis
noun, plural protases
[prot-uh-seez] /ˈprɒt əˌsiz/ (Show IPA)
1.
the clause expressing the condition in a conditional sentence, in English usually beginning with if.
Compare apodosis.
2.
the first part of an ancient drama, in which the characters are introduced and the subject is proposed.
Compare catastasis, catastrophe (def 4), epitasis.
3.
(in Aristotelian logic) a proposition, especially one used as a premise in a syllogism.
noun (pl) -ses (-siːz)
1.
(logic, grammar) the antecedent of a conditional statement, such as it rains in if it rains the game will be cancelled Compare apodosis
2.
(in classical drama) the introductory part of a play
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