apodoses

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• apodosis — noun (plural apodoses) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, from apodidonai to give back, deliver, from apo + didonai to give more at date Date: 1604 the main clause of a conditional sentence compare protasis …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• apodosis — /euh pod euh sis/, n., pl. apodoses / seez /. the clause expressing the consequence in a conditional sentence, often beginning with then, as then I will in If you go, then I will. Cf. protasis (def. 1). [1630 40; < LL < Gk: a returning, answering …   Universalium

• Hammurabi — /hah moo rah bee, ham oo /, n. 18th century B.C. or earlier, king of Babylonia. Also, Hammurapi /hah moo rah pee, ham oo /. Cf. Code of Hammurabi. * * * flourished 18th century BC Sixth and best known ruler of the 1st (Amorite) dynasty of Babylon …   Universalium

• apodosis — [ə pɒdəsɪs] noun (plural apodoses si:z) Grammar the main clause of a conditional sentence (e.g. I would agree in if you asked me I would agree). Contrasted with protasis. Origin C17: via late L. from Gk, from apodidonai give back …   English new terms dictionary

• apodosis — /əˈpɒdəsəs/ (say uh poduhsuhs) noun (plural apodoses /əˈpɒdəsiz/ (say uh poduhseez)) (in a conditional sentence) the clause stating the consequence. Compare protasis (def. 1). {Latin, from Greek: return, answering clause} …  

• apodosis — [ə päd′ə sis] n. pl. apodoses [ə päd′əsēz΄] [LL < Gr, a giving back < apo , back + didonai, to give] the clause that expresses the conclusion or result in a conditional sentence: opposed to PROTASIS …   English World dictionary

• apodosis — n. (pl. apodoses) the main (consequent) clause of a conditional sentence (e.g. I would agree in if you asked me I would agree). Etymology: LL f. Gk f. apodidomi give back (as APO , didomi give) …   Useful english dictionary