Meanings
plural minor premises · alternative minor
- human sciencesThe second premise in a categorical syllogism, whose subject is the minor term and whose predicate is the middle term.
The minor premise in John Stuart Mill's famous syllogism is 'Socrates is a man'.
Synonyms: subsumption
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe second premise in a categorical syllogism, whose subject is the minor term and whose predicate is the middle term.
More synonyms by meaning
nounthe premise of a syllogism that contains the minor term (which is the subject of the conclusion)
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 小前提
- 小前提 (xiǎoqiántí)premise
Finnish alipremissi
- alipremissipremise
French mineure
- mineurepremise
Indonesian premis minor
- premis minorpremise
Polish subsumpcja
- subsumpcjapremise
Romanian premisă minoră
- premisă minorăpremise
Tagalog nakapailalim na palagay
- nakapailalim na palagaypremise
Cite this entry
minor premise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minor%20premise
“minor premise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minor%20premise. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “minor premise,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minor%20premise.
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