PROSYLLOGISM

Etymology

Noun

prosyllogism (plural prosyllogisms)

(logic) A syllogism that is preliminary or logically essential to another syllogism.

(logic) The conclusion of such a syllogism, which becomes a premise of the following syllogism.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

25 October 2024

SUPERIORITY

(noun) displaying a sense of being better than others; “he hated the white man’s superiority and condescension”


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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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