PREMISS
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WWF
P(3) R(1) E(1) M(3) I(1) S(1) S(1)
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Definition
noun
- A proposition antecedently supposed or proved; something previously stated or assumed as the basis of further argument; a condition; a supposition.
- Any of the first propositions of a syllogism, from which the conclusion is deduced.
- (usually in the plural) Matters previously stated or set forth; especially, that part in the beginning of a deed, the office of which is to express the grantor and grantee, and the land or thing granted or conveyed, and all that precedes the habendum; the thing demised or granted.
verb
- To state or assume something as a proposition to an argument.
- To make a premise.
- To set forth beforehand, or as introductory to the main subject; to offer previously, as something to explain or aid in understanding what follows.
Source: Wiktionary
