Protasis

Quick meaning: Protasis is a noun meaning The first part of a play, in which the setting and characters are introduced.

Meaning

The first part of a play, in which the setting and characters are introduced.

More Meanings

1. (logic, grammar) A clause that expresses a contingent element in a conditional sentence.

Example Sentences

In "I will be coming if this weather holds up", "if this weather holds up" is the protasis, and "I will be coming" is the apodosis.

It doubles itself in the middle of his life, reflects itself in another, repeats itself, protasis, epitasis, catastasis, catastrophe.

2005 B. P. Bairan: An Introduction to Syllogistic Logic Every conditional statement is made up of two component statements. The component statement that follows the "if" is called antecedent (or the "implicans" or — rarely — the "protasis"), and the component statement that follows the "then" is the "consequent"(or the "implicate" or — rarely — the "apodosis").

Word Forms

• protases

Synonyms for protasis

Depending on context, synonyms include antecedent, conditional, hypothesis, implicans.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include prologue, beginner, forepiece, prolusion, prooemion, epitasis.

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