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premise
[ prem-is ]
noun
- Also i. Logic. a proposition supporting or helping to support a conclusion.
Synonyms: ,
- premises,
- a tract of land including its buildings.
- a building together with its grounds or other appurtenances.
- the property forming the subject of a conveyance or bequest.
- Law.
- a basis, stated or assumed, on which reasoning proceeds.
- an earlier statement in a document.
- (in a bill in equity) the statement of facts upon which the complaint is based.
verb (used with object)
- to set forth beforehand, as by way of introduction or explanation.
- to assume, either explicitly or implicitly, (a proposition) as a premise for a conclusion.
Synonyms: ,
verb (used without object)
- to state or assume a premise.
premise
noun
- Alsopremiss logic a statement that is assumed to be true for the purpose of an argument from which a conclusion is drawn
verb
- when tr, may take a clause as object to state or assume (a proposition) as a premise in an argument, theory, etc
Other Word Forms
- ·i verb repremised repremising
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of premise1
Example Sentences
He also pleaded guilty to having a blade on school premises.
Stephen Sondheim might have enjoyed the challenge of creating a musical from such an outlandish premise.
ever premise appears valid about Trumpism today will look stupid tomorrow; policies are proposed, enforced, insisted upon in court with gratuitous lies and then partly recanted or fully reversed.
The psychological thriller was so influential that society continues to reference its premise in modern life — from personal relationships to politics — more than 90 years later.
Ms Mulvanny said a search of the defendant's home found a number of knives, several of which had been hidden around the premises.
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