PREMISS

premise, premiss, assumption

(noun) 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 play”

premise, premiss

(verb) take something as preexisting and given

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

premiss (plural premisses)

Alternative spelling of premise

Verb

premiss (third-person singular simple present premisses, present participle premissing, simple past and past participle premissed)

Alternative spelling of premise

Anagrams

• Persism, impress, mispers, permiss, simpers

Source: Wiktionary


Prem"iss, n.

Definition: Premise. Whately. I. Watts

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

24 May 2025

EARTHSHAKING

(adjective) sufficiently significant to affect the whole world; “earthshaking proposals”; “the contest was no world-shaking affair”; “the conversation...could hardly be called world-shattering”


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Coffee Trivia

In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.

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