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apodosis

noun
apod·​o·​sis | \ É™-ˈpä-dÉ™-sÉ™s How to pronounce apodosis (audio) \
plural apodoses\ -​ËŒsÄ“z How to pronounce apodoses (audio) \

Definition of apodosis

: the main clause of a conditional sentence — compare protasis

First Known Use of apodosis

1604, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for apodosis

New Latin, from Greek, from apodidonai to give back, deliver, from apo- + didonai to give — more at date

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