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Meaning of PREMISS

Pronunciation:  'premis

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [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"
  2. [v]  take something as preexisting
 
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 Synonyms: assumption, premise, premise
 
 See Also: condition, major premise, major premiss, minor premise, minor premiss, posit, postulate, precondition, presuppose, stipulation, subsumption, thesis

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Prem"iss\, n.
Premise. --Whately. I. Watts
 

 

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