1. Plural of apodosis; the consequent clause of a conditional sentence, typically introduced by 'then' or expressed without an explicit marker.
Usage: grammar; formal

Examples

• In the sentence 'If it rains, then we will stay inside,' the apodosis is 'we will stay inside.'
• The apodoses in conditional statements express the result or consequence of the condition.
• Linguists analyze the relationship between protases and apodoses to understand sentence structure.
• In Latin grammar, apodoses often follow the subjunctive protasis with specific mood and tense patterns.
• The apodosis may be implied rather than explicitly stated in some conditional constructions.