apodosis

a·pod·o·sis  (-pd-ss)

n. pl. a·pod·o·ses (-sz)

The main clause of a conditional sentence, as The game will be canceled in The game will be canceled if it rains.

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[Late Latin, from Greek, from apodidonai, to give back : apo-, apo- + didonai, to give; see d- in Indo-European roots.]

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apodosis [əˈpɒdəsɪs]

n pl -ses [-ˌsiːz]

(Philosophy / Logic) (Linguistics / Grammar) Logic Grammar the consequent of a conditional statement, as the game will be cancelled in if it rains the game will be cancelled Compare protasis

[via Late Latin from Greek: a returning or answering (clause), from apodidonai to give back]

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apodosis

the clause that expresses the consequence in a conditional sentence. Cf. protasis.

See also: Grammar

Translations

apodosis [əˈpɒdəsɪs] N → apódosis f