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(), n.[L., fr. Gr. , fr. to stretch before, forward; before + to stretch.] 1. A proposition; a maxim. Johnson. 2. (Gram.) The introductory or subordinate member of a sentence, generally of a conditional sentence; -- opposed to apodosis. See Apodosis. 3. The first part of a drama, of a poem, or the like; the introduction; opposed to epitasis. B. Jonson. スポンサード リンク
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