( n. )
The first of the two propositions which constitute an enthymeme or contracted syllogism; as, Every man is mortal; therefore the king must die.
( n. )
The first of the two propositions which constitute an enthymeme or contracted syllogism; as, Every man is mortal; therefore the king must die.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012