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Premisses vs. Premises — What's the Difference?

Premisses vs. Premises — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Premisses and Premises

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Premisses

Plural of premiss

Premises

Premises are land and buildings together considered as a property. This usage arose from property owners finding the word in their title deeds, where it originally correctly meant "the aforementioned; what this document is about", from Latin prae-missus = "placed before".In this sense, the word is always used in the plural, but singular in construction.

Premises

A proposition upon which an argument is based or from which a conclusion is drawn.

Premises

One of the propositions in a deductive argument.

Premises

Either the major or the minor proposition of a syllogism, from which the conclusion is drawn.
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Premises

Land, the buildings on it, or both the land and the buildings on it.

Premises

A building or particular portion of a building.

Premises

(Law) The part of a deed that states the details of the conveyance of the property.

Premises

To provide a basis for; base
"The American Revolution had been premised on a tacit bargain that regional conflicts would be subordinated to the need for unity among the states" (Ron Chernow).

Premises

To state or assume as a proposition in an argument.

Premises

To state in advance as an introduction or explanation.

Premises

Plural of premise

Premises

(plural only) land, and all the built structures on it, especially when considered as a single place.

Premises

The subject of a conveyance or deed

Premises

Land and buildings together considered as a place of business;
Bread is baked on the premises

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