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Minor premise has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

the premise of a syllogism that contains the minor term (which is the subject of the conclusion)

2

In a categorical syllogism, the premise whose terms are the syllogism's minor term and middle term.

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
premise
Rhyming Words
ise fise rise gise bise oise wise lise mise sise vise hoise avise moise prise anise raise paise brise poise
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