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enthymeme |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Enthymeme \En"thy*meme\, n. [Gr. ?, fr ? to keep in mind, consider; ? in + ? mind, soul.] (Logic) An argument consisting of only two propositions, an antecedent and consequent deduced from it a syllogism with one premise omitted; as We are dependent; therefore we should be humble. Here the major proposition is suppressed. The complete syllogism would be Dependent creatures should be humble; we are dependent creatures; therefore we should be humble.
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