Definition of "premise" []

• A proposition upon which an argument is based or from which a conclusion is drawn. (noun)
• Logic One of the propositions in a deductive argument. (noun)
• Logic Either the major or the minor proposition of a syllogism, from which the conclusion is drawn. (noun)
• Law The preliminary or explanatory statements or facts of a document, as in a deed. (noun)
• Land and the buildings on it. (noun)

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• "They're broke roommates, so they go for the title premise and in the process discover their love, giving the movie its one moment of genuine emotion."
• "The base of the premise is the old Trapped In TV Land idea, turned Up To Eleven."
• "If your premise is actually good enough to read, making it clear to us can only help you."