protasis
Meanings
noun
- The first part of a play, in which the setting and characters are introduced.
- A clause that expresses a contingent element in a conditional sentence.
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Etymology
From Late Latin protasis, from Ancient Greek πρότασις (prótasis), from προτείνω (proteínō, “put forward, tender, propose”), from πρό (pró) + τείνω (teínō, “stretch”).
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