POLYSYLLOGISM


Meaning of POLYSYLLOGISM in English

— polysyllogistic , adj.

/pol'ee sil"euh jiz'euhm/ , n. Logic.

an argument made up of a chain of syllogisms, the conclusion of each being a premise of the one following, until the last one.

[ 1830-40; POLY- + SYLLOGISM ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .