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Major Premiss

nounid 91885·updated May 18, 2026
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the premise of a syllogism that contains the major term (which is the predicate of the conclusion)

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synonym
major premise
plural
Major Premisses
possessive
Major Premiss's
pluralpossessive
Major Premisses'

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the premise of a syllogism that contains the major term (which is the predicate of the conclusion)

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