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Premiss

Premiss Meaning & Definition
Premiss Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Premiss?

[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

Synonyms | Synonyms for Premiss: assumption | premise | premise

Related Terms | Find terms related to Premiss:

See Also | condition | major premise | major premiss | minor premise | minor premiss | posit | postulate | precondition | presuppose | stipulation | subsumption | thesis

Premiss In Webster's Dictionary

\Prem"iss\, n. Premise. --Whately. I. Watts

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