Meanings
nounmajor premise (plural major premises)
plural major premises
- human sciencesIn a categorical syllogism, the premise whose terms are the syllogism's major term and middle term.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe premise of a syllogism that contains the major term (which is the predicate of the conclusion)
Similar
major premiss
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 大前提
- 大前提 (dàqiántí)premise whose terms are the major term and middle term
Finnish pääpremissi
- pääpremissipremise whose terms are the major term and middle term
French majeure
- majeurepremise whose terms are the major term and middle term
Hungarian főtétel
- főtételpremise whose terms are the major term and middle term
Indonesian premis mayor
- premis mayorpremise whose terms are the major term and middle term
Irish mórleagan
- mórleaganpremise whose terms are the major term and middle term
Polish przesłanka większa
- przesłanka większapremise whose terms are the major term and middle term
Romanian premisă majoră
- premisă majorăpremise whose terms are the major term and middle term
Cite this entry
APA
major premise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/major%20premise
MLA
“major premise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/major%20premise. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “major premise,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/major%20premise.
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