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Meaning of minor premise | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The second premise in a categorical syllogism, whose subject is the minor term and whose predicate is the middle term.

Equivalents

Suomi alalause alipremissi
Français Mineure
Polski subsumpcja
Română premisă minoră

Examples

“The minor premise in John Stuart Mill's famous syllogism is 'Socrates is a man'.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

minor prophet minor scale minor second minor sentence minor seventh minor seventh chord

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