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- [mey-jer turm]
- /ˈmeɪ dʒər tɜrm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [mey-jer turm]
- /ˈmeɪ dʒər tɜrm/
Definitions of major term words
- noun major term Logic. an argument the conclusion of which is supported by two premises, of which one (major premise) contains the term (major term) that is the predicate of the conclusion, and the other (minor premise) contains the term (minor term) that is the subject of the conclusion; common to both premises is a term (middle term) that is excluded from the conclusion. A typical form is “All A is C; all B is A; therefore all B is C.”. 1
- noun major term deductive reasoning. 1
- noun major term an extremely subtle, sophisticated, or deceptive argument. 1
- noun major term the predicate of the conclusion of a syllogism, also occurring as the subject or predicate in the major premise 0
- noun major term the predicate of the conclusion of a syllogism 0
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Origin of major term
First appearance:
before 1855 One of the 30% newest English words
First recorded in 1855-60
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Parts of speech for Major term
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
major term popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
major term usage trend in Literature
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