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Definition: EPICHIREMA

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. A syllogism in which the proof of the major or minor premise, or both, is introduced with the premises themselves, and the conclusion is derived in the ordinary manner.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Epichirema" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Etymology:Epichirema \Ep`i*chi*re"ma\, noun; plural Epichiremata. [Latin expression, from the Greek expression, from to attempt to prove.]. (references)

Definition: EPICHIREMA

Part of SpeechDefinition
Noun1. A syllogism in which the proof of the major or minor premise, or both, is introduced with the premises themselves, and the conclusion is derived in the ordinary manner.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "EPICHIREMA" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Etymology:Epichirema \Ep`i*chi*re"ma\, noun; plural Epichiremata. [Latin expression, from the Greek expression, from to attempt to prove.]. (references)