English

Etymology
Latin protasis#Latin|protasis, from Greek ��ο�α�ι�, from ��ο�εινειν �put forward, tender�, from ��ο� + �εινειν �stretch�.

Pronunciation
IPA|/'pr�t�sɪs/

Noun
en-noun|protas|es

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

#:*1922: It doubles itself in the middle of his life, reflects itself in another, repeats itself, protasis, epitasis, catastasis, catastrophe. � James Joyce, Ulysses

1. the antecedent in a conditional sentence

#: example: In, "I will be coming if this weather holds up", "this weather holds up" is the protasis

Synonyms
antecedent, conditional, hypothesis

See also
apodosis
epitasis
catastasis
catastrophe

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