apodosis

noun

apod·​o·​sis ə-ˈpä-də-səs 

plural apodoses ə-ˈpä-də-ˌsēz 

: the main clause of a conditional sentence compare protasis

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek, from apodidonai to give back, deliver, from apo- + didonai to give — more at date

First Known Use

1604, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for apodosis

• acanthosis
• acidosis
• alkalosis
• amaurosis
• ankylosis
• asbestosis
• brucellosis
• cyanosis
• dermatosis
• diagnosis
• ecchymosis
• exostosis