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PROSYLLOGISM

\pɹə͡ʊzˈɪləd͡ʒˌɪzəm], \pɹə‍ʊzˈɪləd‍ʒˌɪzəm], \p_ɹ_əʊ_z_ˈɪ_l_ə_dʒ_ˌɪ_z_ə_m]\

Definitions of PROSYLLOGISM

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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pr[=o]-sil'[=o]-jizm, n. a syllogism of which the conclusion is the premise of another.

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Davidson

(Log.) A syllogism essential to the proof of another syllogism. The word is used also in the sense of Enthymeme.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

n. A syllogism of which the conclusion forms the major or minor term of another syllogism.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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