Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun minor_premiss
1 sense of minor premiss
Sense 1
minor premise, minor premiss, subsumption -- (the premise of a syllogism that contains the minor term (which is the subject of the conclusion))
=> premise, premiss, assumption -- (a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn; "on the assumption that he has been injured we can infer that he will not to play")