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NOUN (1)

1. a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn;
- Example: "on the assumption that he has been injured we can infer that he will not to play"
[syn: premise, premiss, assumption]


VERB (3)

1. set forth beforehand, often as an explanation;
- Example: "He premised these remarks so that his readers might understand"

2. furnish with a preface or introduction;
- Example: "She always precedes her lectures with a joke"
- Example: "He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution"
[syn: precede, preface, premise, introduce]

3. take something as preexisting and given;
[syn: premise, premiss]

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