🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

Premessa

Pronunciation / Transliteration: premessa

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Premise/ˈprɛmɪs/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"La premessa dell'argomento era che tutti gli esseri umani sono mortali."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A previous statement or proposition from which another is inferred or follows as a conclusion.

    "The premise of the argument was that all humans are mortal."
  2. 2

    A property or building, especially in legal contexts.

    "The company moved its headquarters to a new premise downtown."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'premise' originates from the Latin 'praemissa', meaning 'things placed before', which evolved through Middle English. It historically referred to a statement or proposition that serves as a basis for an argument or conclusion.

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