Definition of premiss Premiss
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What does premiss mean?
WordNet
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| premiss - 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" | ||
| premise, assumption | ||
| posit, postulate (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning | ||
| major premise, major premiss the premise of a syllogism that contains the major term (which is the predicate of the conclusion) | ||
| minor premise, minor premiss, subsumption the premise of a syllogism that contains the minor term (which is the subject of the conclusion) | ||
| thesis an unproved statement put forward as a premise in an argument | ||
| precondition, stipulation, condition a condition that is a prerequisite | ||
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| premiss - take something as preexisting and given | ||
| premise | ||
| presuppose, suppose require as a necessary antecedent or precondition; "This step presupposes two prior ones" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- premiss (Noun)
Alternative spelling of premise.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- premiss (n.)
Premise.
