premise

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Synonyms: precise, promise, remise, premiss, previse, premie, premis, premire

Antonyms: precise, promise, remise, premiss, previse, premie, premis, premire

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Noun

1. A [[proposition]] [[antecedently]] [[supposed]] or [[proved]]; something previously [[stated]] or [[assumed]] as the [[basis]] of further [[argument]]; a [[condition]]; a [[supposition]].
2. {{lb|en|logic}} Any of the first [[proposition]]s of a [[syllogism]], from which the [[conclusion]] is [[deduce]]d.
3. {{lb|en|usually|in the plural|legal}} Matters previously stated or set forth; especially, that part in the beginning of a deed, the office of which is to express the grantor and grantee, and the land or thing granted or conveyed, and all that precedes the [[habendum]]; the thing demised or granted.
4. {{lb|en|usually|in the plural}} A piece of [[real estate]]; a [[building]] and its [[adjunct]]s.
5. {{Anchor|authorship}}{{lb|en|authorship}} The fundamental concept that drives the plot of a [[film]] or other [[story]].

Verb

1. To [[state]] or [[assume]] something as a [[proposition]] to an [[argument]].
2. To make a premise.
3. To set forth beforehand, or as introductory to the main subject; to offer previously, as something to explain or aid in understanding what follows.
4. To send before the time, or beforehand; hence, to cause to be before something else; to employ previously.

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