Confused words. 2014.
premise / premises — A premise usually means assumption : Since the basic premise was wrong, all the conclusions based on it were wrong, too. Premises are a house or building and the grounds around it: Smoking is not allowed on the premises … Confused words
Premises — For other uses, see Premise 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 … Wikipedia
Premise — Prem ise, n.; pl. {Premises}. [Written also, less properly, {premiss}.] [F. pr[ e]misse, fr. L. praemissus, p. p. of praemittere to send before; prae before + mittere to send. See {Mission}.] 1. A proposition antecedently supposed or proved;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
premise — premise, premiss A premiss (usually pronounced prem is) or (rarely) premise is a previous statement from which another is inferred; the plural is premisses or premises. In the plural, premises also means ‘a house or building with its grounds’. As … Modern English usage
Premises — Premise Prem ise, n.; pl. {Premises}. [Written also, less properly, {premiss}.] [F. pr[ e]misse, fr. L. praemissus, p. p. of praemittere to send before; prae before + mittere to send. See {Mission}.] 1. A proposition antecedently supposed or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Premise — Pre*mise , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Premised}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Premising}.] [From L. praemissus, p. p., or E. premise, n. See {Premise}, n.] 1. To send before the time, or beforehand; hence, to cause to be before something else; to employ previously … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Premise (disambiguation) — Premise (from the Latin praemissa propositio , meaning placed in front ) can refer to:* Premise, a claim that is a reason for, or an objection against, some other claim as part of an argument * Premises, land and buildings together considered as… … Wikipedia
premises — building and grounds, 1730; see PREMISE (Cf. premise) … Etymology dictionary
premise — [prem′is; ] for v., chiefly Brit [ pri mīz′] n. [ME premisse < ML praemissa < L praemissus, pp. of praemittere, to send before < prae , before + mittere, to send: see PRE & MISSION] 1. a) a previous statement or assertion that serves as… … English World dictionary
premises — premise … Philosophy dictionary
