protasis

Definitions


[ˈprɒtəsɪs], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the clause expressing the condition in a conditional sentence (e.g. if you asked me in if you asked me I would agree)


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Origin:
late 16th century: via Latin from Greek protasis ‘proposition’, from pro ‘before’ + teinein ‘to stretch’




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