əˈpädəsə̇s noun
( plural apodo·ses -əˌsēz)
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, restitution, definition, apodosis, from apodidonai to restore, define, make an apodosis (from apo- + didonai to give) + -sis — more at date (point of time)
1. : conclusion 7 — contrasted with protasis
2. : the last day of a festival period in the Eastern Church comparable to the last day of an octave in the Western Church except in the variable duration of the period