Apodosis
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Apodosis may refer to:
- In linguistics, the main clause in a conditional sentenceConditional sentenceIn grammar, conditional sentences are sentences discussing factual implications or hypothetical situations and their consequences. Languages use a variety of conditional constructions and verb forms to form such sentences....
- In logic, the apodosis corresponds to the consequentConsequentA consequent is the second half of a hypothetical proposition. In the standard form of such a proposition, it is the part that follows "then".Examples:* If P, then Q.Q is the consequent of this hypothetical proposition....
; (and the protasis corresponds to the antecedent). - In the liturgy of the Eastern Orthodox Church, an Apodosis is the final day of an AfterfeastAfterfeastAn Afterfeast is a period of celebration attached to one of the Great Feasts celebrated by the Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Churches ....