major premise

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major premise

noun major premises

In a categorical syllogism, the premise whose terms are the syllogism's major term and middle term.

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noun premise whose terms are the major term and middle term

中文	大前提 dàqiántí
Français	majeure
Română	premisă majoră

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@misc{major_premise_2026,
  title = {major premise},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/major%20premise},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}