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Definition of Protatic
1. a. Of or pertaining to the protasis of an ancient play; introductory.
Definition of Protatic
1. Adjective. Of or pertaining to protasis. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Protatic
1. protasis [adj] - See also: protasis
Lexicographical Neighbors of Protatic
Literary usage of Protatic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The New Greek Comedy by Philippe Ernest Legrand, John Williams White (1917)
"Having no relation to the plot and not belonging to the ordinary entourage of
the chief actors, the protatic actors of New Comedy may, without violating the ..."
2. A Complete Greek Grammar for the Use of Students by John William Donaldson (1862)
"... I do not say (assert the fact) that we ought not to take care of all these
tilings." But we have a protatic sentence in Soph. ..."
3. American Journal of Philology by Project Muse, JSTOR (Organization) (1908)
"The poet would not have used a protatic character if one of the other characters
was available. Now Davus is present in the next Act, though the motive for ..."
4. European Theories of the Drama: An Anthology of Dramatic Theory and by Barrett Harper Clark (1918)
"For what is more ridiculous than to represent an army with a drum and five men
behind it; all which "There are indeed some protatic persons in the ancients, ..."