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premises

prem·ise
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [prem-is]
    • /ˈprɛm ɪs/
    • /ˈpremɪsɪz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [prem-is]
    • /ˈprɛm ɪs/

Definitions of premises word

  • noun premises Also, premiss. Logic. a proposition supporting or helping to support a conclusion. 1
  • noun premises 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. 1
  • noun premises 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. 1
  • verb with object premises to set forth beforehand, as by way of introduction or explanation. 1
  • verb with object premises to assume, either explicitly or implicitly, (a proposition) as a premise for a conclusion. 1
  • verb without object premises to state or assume a premise. 1
See all 11 definitions of premises

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Origin of premises

First appearance:

before 1325
One of the 16% oldest English words
1325-75; Middle English premiss < Medieval Latin praemissa, noun use of feminine of Latin praemissus past participle of praemittere to send before, equivalent to prae- pre- + mittere to send. See dismiss, remiss

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Parts of speech for Premises

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Premises

premises popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

premises usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for premises

noun premises

  • freehold — a town in E New Jersey: battle of Monmouth courthouse 1778.
  • grounds — the solid surface of the earth; firm or dry land: to fall to the ground.
  • holding — an act of holding fast by a grasp of the hand or by some other physical means; grasp; grip: Take hold. Do you have a hold on the rope?
  • dealership — A dealership is a company that sells cars, usually for one car company.
  • determinants — Plural form of determinant.
All 12 Synonyms of premises

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Related words

  • deductive

    Deductive reasoning involves drawing conclusions logically from other things that are already known.

  • inference

    the act or process of inferring.

  • deduction

    A deduction is a conclusion that you have reached about something because of other things that you know to be true.

  • syllogism

    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.”.

  • antilogism

    a group of three inconsistent propositions, two of which are premises of a syllogism that contradict the third.

  • argumentation

    Argumentation is the process of arguing in an organized or logical way, for example in philosophy.
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