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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
premise
▶noun /ˈprɛmɪs/ (Brit. also premiss) Logic a previous statement from which another is inferred.
■ an underlying assumption.
▶verb /prɪˈmʌɪz, ˈprɛmɪs/ - 1 (premise on/upon) base (an argument, theory, etc.) on.
- 2 state or presuppose as a premise.
– origin ME: from OFr. premisse, from med. L. praemissa (propositio) ‘(proposition) set in front’, from L. praemittere, from prae ‘before’ + mittere ‘send’.
'premise' also found in these Oxford entries:
datum
- dilemma
- enthymeme
- major
- minor
- reason
- reductio ad absurdum
- thesis
- undistributed middle
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"Given that premise"
"spy-caper of the week premise"
a prOmise, or a prEmise
a simple premise
assumption or premise
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the premise goes
"spy-caper of the week premise"
a prOmise, or a prEmise
a simple premise
assumption or premise
if on premise
plot summary/theme/premise
saying it had been based on the incorrect premise...
the premise goes
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