Re: rss email

Re: rss email

[Don Saklad]

Please elaborate... false premise?


4 entries found for premise.
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premise[1,noun]
premise[2,transitive verb]
major premise
minor premise

Main Entry: 1 pre.mmise

Variant(s): also pre.miss /'pre-m&s/
Function: noun

Etymology:
in sense 1,
from Middle English premisse,
from Middle French,
from Medieval Latin praemissa,
from Latin,
feminine of praemissus,
past participle of praemittere to place ahead,
from prae- pre- + mittere to send;

in other senses,
from Middle English premisses,
from Medieval Latin praemissa,
from Latin, neuter plural of praemissus

1 a : a proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of
argument or inference; specifically : either of the first two
propositions of a syllogism from which the conclusion is drawn b :
something assumed or taken for granted : PRESUPPOSITION

2 plural : matters previously stated; specifically : the preliminary
and explanatory part of a deed or of a bill in equity

3 plural [from its being identified in the premises of the deed] a : a
tract of land with the buildings thereon b : a building or part of a
building usually with its appurtenances (as grounds) http://m-w.com