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Premise
ˈprɛmɪs
Premise definitions
noun
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premiss
- a previous statement or proposition from which another is inferred or follows as a conclusion
"if the premise is true, then the conclusion must be true"
proposition assumption hypothesis thesis presupposition postulation postulate supposition presumption surmise conjecture speculation datum argument assertion belief thought- an assertion or proposition which forms the basis for a work or theory
"the fundamental premise of the report"
verb
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premising
- base an argument, theory, or undertaking on
"the reforms were premised on our findings"
- state or presuppose (something) as a premise
"one school of thought premised that the cosmos is indestructible"
- state by way of introduction
"I will premise generally that I hate lecturing"