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   Prem·ise

   /ˈpreməs/

   

   noun

   • 1. a previous statement or proposition from which another is inferred or follows as a conclusion: "if the premise is true, then the conclusion must be true"
   • ▪ an assertion or proposition which forms the basis for a work or theory: "the fundamental premise of the report"

   verb

   • 1. base an argument, theory, or undertaking on: "the reforms were premised on our findings"
   • ▪ state or presuppose (something) as a premise: "one school of thought premised that the cosmos is indestructible"
   • ▪ state by way of introduction: "I will premise generally that I hate lecturing"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French premisse, from medieval Latin praemissa (propositio) ‘(proposition) set in front’, from Latin praemittere, from prae ‘before’ + mittere ‘send’.

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