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Meaning of premise

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  premise
      n 1: a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a
           conclusion can be drawn; "on the assumption that he has
           been injured we can infer that he will not to play" [syn:
           {premise}, {premiss}, {assumption}]
      v 1: set forth beforehand, often as an explanation; "He premised
           these remarks so that his readers might understand"
      2: furnish with a preface or introduction; "She always precedes
         her lectures with a joke"; "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}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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