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assumption, premise, premiss | a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn | ||
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premise, premiss | take something as preexisting and given | ||
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premise | set forth beforehand, often as an explanation | ||
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preface, introduce, premise, precede | furnish with a preface or introduction |