apodosis

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
11
Words With Friends
12
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/əˈpɒdəsɪs/

Definition of apodosis

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. The consequential clause in a conditional sentence.
    “In "I will be coming if this weather holds up", "I will be coming" is the apodosis and "this weather holds up" is the protasis.”
    “1943 Dornford Yates An Eye for a Tooth "If, after that, there is anything more to be done. . ." "Yes?" "You’d ----well better do it," said Forecast. The meaning with which he invested this blunt apodosis was unmistakable. Even I, an eavesdropper, found it most sinister: and I was not surprised when, after a little silence, the other turned on his heel and led the way to the road.”

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Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin apodosis, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀπόδοσις (apódosis).

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