Thesaurus: protasis

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1. n. A proposition; a maxim.
2. n. The introductory or subordinate member of a sentence, generally of a conditional sentence; -- opposed to apodosis. See Apodosis.
3. n. The first part of a drama, of a poem, or the like; the introduction; opposed to epitasis.
4. 1. A proposition; a maxim. Johnson. 2. (Gram.) The introductory or subordinate member of a sentence, generally of a conditional sentence; -- opposed to apodosis. See Apodosis. 3. The first part of a drama, of a poem, or the like; the introduction; opposed to epitasis. B. Jonson.
5. The introductory or subordinate member of a sentence, generallyof a conditional sentence; -- opposed to apodosis. See Apodosis.
6. n. A proposition; a maxim. n. The introductory or subordinate member of a sentence, generally of a conditional sentence; -- opposed to apodosis. See Apodosis. n. The first part of a drama, of a poem, or the like; the introduction; opposed to epitasis.