premiss

Noun · Verb
Synonyms: premiseassumption

Open English WordNet

Noun (1)

  1. a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn“on the assumption that he has been injured, we can infer that he will not play”Synonyms: premiseassumptionType of postulate, positKinds condition, thesis, minor premise, scenario, major premise

Verb (1)

  1. take something as preexisting and givenSynonyms: premiseMore general presuppose, suppose

Related words premise verb, assumption noun

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Prem′iss noun

Premise. Whately. I. Watts

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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