How to Pronounce Premisses

To pronounce "premisses", say PREM-iss-es — 3 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.

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Syllables

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Letters

PREM-iss-es

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"premisses" has 3 syllables: prem-iss-es.

What does premisses mean?

noun

  1. A proposition antecedently supposed or proved; something previously stated or assumed as the basis of further argument; a condition; a supposition.
  2. Any of the first propositions of a syllogism, from which the conclusion is deduced.

verb

  1. To state or assume something as a proposition to an argument.
  2. To make a premise.

Related words

premiseassumptionthesispropositionpremisespreconditionspresuppositionsprecondition

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How many syllables are in "premisses"?▾

"Premisses" has 3 syllables: prem · iss · es.

What does "premisses" mean?▾

Premisses: A proposition antecedently supposed or proved; something previously stated or assumed as the basis of further argument; a condition; a supposition.

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