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apodosis

a·pod·o·sis [ ə póddəssiss ] (plural a·pod·o·ses [ ə póddə sz ])


noun 
Definition:
 
main clause in conditional statement: the main clause explaining the consequence in a conditional statement, e.g. "we can watch the film" in "If you come early, we can watch the film." In logic, the apodosis is the "q" component of propositions of the form "if p then q."

[Early 17th century. < late Latin,< Greek apodidonai "give back" < didonai (see dose)]
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