apodosis

noun apod·o·sis \ə-ˈpä-də-səs\

plural apod·o·ses\-ˌsēz\

Definition of APODOSIS

: the main clause of a conditional sentence — compare protasis

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

First Known Use: 1604

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