Apodosis Definition
ə-pŏdə-sĭs
apodoses
noun
The main clause of a conditional sentence, as The game will be canceled in The game will be canceled if it rains.
American Heritage
The clause that expresses the conclusion or result in a conditional sentence.
Webster's New World
(logic, grammar) The consequential clause in a conditional sentence.
In "I will be coming if this weather holds up", "I will be coming" is the apodosis.
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Other Word Forms of Apodosis
Noun
Singular:
apodosis
Plural:
apodosesOrigin of Apodosis
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Late Latin from Greek from apodidonai to give back apo- apo- didonai to give dō- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Late Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀπόδοσις (apodosis), from ἀπό (apo, “back again”) and δόσις (dosis, “gift”)
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