protatic
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protasis (ˈprɒtəsɪs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -ses | |
| 1. | logic, grammar Compare apodosis the antecedent of a conditional statement, such as it rains in if it rains the game will be cancelled |
| 2. | (in classical drama) the introductory part of a play |
| [C17: via Latin from Greek: a proposal, from pro- before + teinein to extend] | |
| protatic | |
| —adj | |
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