protasis plural
prot·a·sis
The plural form of protasis is ˈprotaˌses
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- noun plural protasis the clause expressing the condition in a conditional sentence, in English usually beginning with if. Compare apodosis. 1
- noun plural protasis the first part of an ancient drama, in which the characters are introduced and the subject is proposed. Compare catastasis, catastrophe (def 4), epitasis. 1
- noun plural protasis (in Aristotelian logic) a proposition, especially one used as a premise in a syllogism. 1