Apodosis
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /əˈpɒdəsɪs/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Apodosis is a noun meaning (logic, grammar) The consequential clause in a conditional sentence.
Meaning
(logic, grammar) The consequential clause in a conditional sentence.
Example Sentences
In "I will be coming if this weather holds up", "I will be coming" is the apodosis and "this weather holds up" is the protasis.
1943 Dornford Yates An Eye for a Tooth "If, after that, there is anything more to be done. . ." "Yes?" "You’d ----well better do it," said Forecast. The meaning with which he invested this blunt apodosis was unmistakable. Even I, an eavesdropper, found it most sinister: and I was not surprised when, after a little silence, the other turned on his heel and led the way to the road.
Word Forms
- apodoses
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include consequent, conclusion, conditional, concessive, sequitur, consecution.
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