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Word: Premise
Speech Type: Noun
late Middle English: from Old French premisse, from medieval Latin praemissa (propositio) ‘(proposition) set in front’, from Latin praemittere, from prae ‘before’ + mittere ‘send’
ˈprɛmɪs
a previous statement or proposition from which another is inferred or follows as a conclusion
Short Definition:previous statement from which another is inferred
Examples:- if the premise is true, then the conclusion must be true
Word: Premise
Speech Type: Verb
prɪˈmʌɪz
base an argument, theory, or undertaking on
Short Definition:base argument, theory, etc. on
Examples:- the reforms were premised on our findings
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