"protactic" meaning in English

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        "3": "προτακτικός",
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  "pos": "adj",
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        "Giving a previous narrative or explanation, as of the plot or personages of a play; introductory."
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        [
          "previous",
          "previous"
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        [
          "narrative",
          "narrative"
        ],
        [
          "explanation",
          "explanation"
        ],
        [
          "plot",
          "plot"
        ],
        [
          "personage",
          "personage"
        ],
        [
          "play",
          "play"
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          "introductory",
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        {
          "word": "protasis"
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        {
          "word": "protatic"
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      "sense": "personages",
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      ],
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          "previous",
          "previous"
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