Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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premiss | Yes | No | Yes | No |
major premise | Yes | No | No | No |
premiss (noun) | major premise (noun) |
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a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn | the premise of a syllogism that contains the major term (which is the predicate of the conclusion) |
premiss (verb) | major premise (verb) |
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take something as preexisting and given |