protasis (plural protases)
the first part of a play, in which the setting and characters are introduced
(logic, grammar) the antecedent in a conditional sentence
• (logic, grammar): antecedent, conditional, hypothesis
• Psariots, prosaist
Source: Wiktionary
Prot"a*sis, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr.
1. A proposition; a maxim. Johnson.
2. (Gram.)
Definition: The introductory or subordinate member of a sentence, generally of a conditional sentence; -- opposed to apodosis. See Apodosis.
3. The first part of a drama, of a poem, or the like; the introduction; opposed to epitasis. B. Jonson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
12 April 2025
(adjective) (used of eyes) lacking liveliness; “empty eyes”; “a glassy stare”; “his eyes were glazed over with boredom”
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