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premise
noun
a
statement
or
idea
that
is
accepted
as
true
and
used
as
the
starting
point
for
an
argument
or
line
of
reasoning
•
The
entire
theory
is
built
on
the
premise
that
humans
are
naturally
curious
.
The
entire
theory
is
built
on
the
premise
that
humans
are
naturally
curious
.
•
If
your
initial
premise
is
wrong
,
every
conclusion
that
follows
will
also
be
wrong
.
If
your
initial
premise
is
wrong
,
every
conclusion
that
follows
will
also
be
wrong
.
Middle
English
premisse
,
from
Old
French
premisse
,
from
Medieval
Latin
praemissa
(“
things
sent
before
”),
from
Latin
prae-
(“
before
”)
+
mittere
(“
to
send
”).
noun
the
basic
idea
or
situation
on
which
a
story
,
movie
,
or
plan
is
based
•
The
movie's
fascinating
premise
kept
the
audience
engaged
from
start
to
finish
.
The
movie's
fascinating
premise
kept
the
audience
engaged
from
start
to
finish
.
•
She
started
writing
a
novel
with
the
simple
premise
of
a
boy
who
can
talk
to
animals
.
She
started
writing
a
novel
with
the
simple
premise
of
a
boy
who
can
talk
to
animals
.
Sense
extended
in
the
late
20th
century
to
describe
the
central
idea
of
creative
works
.
