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premiss

/ premiss /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
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"
Type of:
postulate posit
Kinds of:
major premise major premiss minor premise minor premiss subsumption
Derived:
assume presume take for granted premise
verb Sense 2
take something as preexisting and given
Type of:
presuppose suppose
Derived:
premise assumption
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
50%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
15
Times Searched
2
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postulate posit major premise major premiss minor premise minor premiss subsumption presuppose suppose