Major premise
Major premise noun - The premise of a syllogism that contains the major term (which is the predicate of the conclusion).
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Minor premise and major premise are semantically related. In some cases you can replace phrase "Minor premise" with "Major premise", this phrases are similar.
Minor premise
Minor premise noun - The premise of a syllogism that contains the minor term (which is the subject of the conclusion).
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Synonyms for Minor premise
Major premise and minor premise are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace phrase "Major premise" with "Minor premise", this phrases are similar.
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