Look up: premise

1. premise
   [n] - a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn 2. [v] - set forth beforehand, often as an explanation 3. [v] - take something as preexisting
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2. premise
   a first proposition on which subsequent reasoning rests Category: Automation (includes telecommunications and computers)
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3. Premise
   Prem'ise noun ; plural Premises [ Written also, less properly, premiss .] [ French prémisse , from Latin praemissus , past participle of praemittere to send before; prae before + mittere to sen...
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4. Premise
   Pre·mise' transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Premised ; present participle & verbal noun Premising .] [ From Latin praemissus , past participle , or English premise
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5. Premise
   Pre·mise' intransitive verb To make a premise; to set forth something as a premise. Swift.
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6. premise
   Alternative forms:, less properly, premiss] [F. Premisse, fr. L. Praemissus, p. P. Of praemittere to send before; prae = before + mittere to send. See Mission. ... 1. A proposition antecedently supposed or proved; something previously stated or assumed as the basis of further argument; a condition; ...
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7. premise
   premiss noun 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`
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8. Premise
   • (n.) Either of the first two propositions of a syllogism, from which the conclusion is drawn. • (n.) A proposition antecedently supposed or proved; something previously stated or assumed as the basis of further argument; a condition; a supposition. • (n.) A piece of real estate; a b...
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9. premise
   (from the article `logic`) From its very beginning, the field of logic has been occupied with arguments, in which certain statements, the premises, are asserted in order to ... In logic an argument consists of a set of statements, the premises, whose truth supposedly supports the truth of a single statement called the ... ...is made ...
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10. premise
    premise, premised, premising, premises 1. A proposition upon which an argument is based or from which a conclusion is drawn. 2. In logic: One of the propositions in a deductive argument; either the major or the minor proposition of a syllogism, from which the conclusion is drawn. 3. The preliminar...
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11. Premise
    (filmmaking) :For other uses, see premise The `premise` of a film or screenplay is the fundamental concept that drives the plot. Most premises can be expressed very simply. For example: Othello - Unchecked jealousy leads to death; Titanic - Love conquers all, physically and s...
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12. Premise
    A `premise` is a statement that purports to give reason or justification for the conclusion of an argument. In logic, an argument is a set of one or more declarative sentences (or "propositions") known as the `premises` along with another declarative sentence (or "proposition") k...
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