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Definition: ENTHYMEME |
ENTHYMEMENoun1. An argument consisting of only two propositions, an antecedent and consequent deduced from it; a syllogism with one premise omitted; as, We are dependent; therefore we should be humble. Here the major proposition is suppressed. The complete syllogism would be, Dependent creatures should be humble; we are dependent creatures; therefore we should be humble. |
Etymology: Enthymeme \En"thy*meme\, noun. [from Greek expression, from to keep in mind, consider; in mind, soul.]. (Websters 1913) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Reasoning, | Prosyllogism, syllogism; enthymeme, sorites, dilemma, perilepsis, a priori reasoning, reductio ad absurdum, horns of a dilemma, argumentum ad hominem, comprehensive argument; empirema, epagoge. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: ENTHYMEME |
| English words defined with "ENTHYMEME": Enthymematical. (references) |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
enthymeme | 7 |
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Words beginning with "ENTHYMEME": enthymemes. (additional references) | |
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"ENTHYMEME" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: enthimeme, enthyeme, enthymem, entymeme, esthiomene, ethymeme. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-e-e-h-m-m-n-t-y" | |
-3 letters: ethene, ethyne. | |
-4 letters: emmet, enemy, hymen, teeny, theme, thyme, yente. | |
-5 letters: eyen, eyne, heme, hent, hymn, hyte, meet, meme, mete, meth, myth, neem, teem, teen, thee, them, then, they, tyee, tyne. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-e-e-h-m-m-n-t-y" | |
+1 letter: enthymemes. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)45 4E 54 48 59 4D 45 4D 45 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references). -. - .... -.--. -- . -- . |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000101 01001110 01010100 01001000 01011001 01001101 01000101 01001101 01000101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)E N T H Y M E M E |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0045 004E 0054 0048 0059 004D 0045 004D 0045 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)394854425947394739 |
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