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premiss

noun verb

a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn

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Word length
7
Starts with
P
Ends with
S
Contains
RE
Scrabble score
11
CEFR level
A1

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noun

  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”

verb

  1. take something as preexisting and given

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on the assumption that he has been injured, we can infer that he will not play

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