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- premise
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n
[logic]
premiss a statement that is assumed to be true for the purpose of an argument from which a conclusion is drawn
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vb
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when tr, may take a clause as object] to state or assume (a proposition) as a premise in an argument, theory, etc -
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vb
[Etymology]
C14: from Old French prémisse, from Medieval Latin praemissa sent on before, from Latin praemittere to dispatch in advance, from prae before + mittere to send
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1.
n
[logic]
premiss a statement that is assumed to be true for the purpose of an argument from which a conclusion is drawn
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