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There are no more uses of "premise" in the book. To see samples from other sources, click a word sense below: as in: the premise of the argument Define
something assumed to be true that can be used to build a logical argument
as in: the premise of the story
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something that provides context -- such as the underlying situation in a situation comedy
as in: she premised her comments by...
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provide a preface or introduction
as in: located on the premises
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land and buildings together -- especially of a business or organization
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