| Pronunciation: | | 'premis
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| Matching Terms: | | premise, premises
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- [n] a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn; "on the assumption that he has been injured we can infer that he will not to play"
- [v] take something as preexisting
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| | Synonyms: | | assumption, premise, premise |
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| | See Also: | | condition, major premise, major premiss, minor premise, minor premiss, posit, postulate, precondition, presuppose, stipulation, subsumption, thesis |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Prem"iss\, n.
Premise. --Whately. I. Watts
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