enthymeme

[ en-thuh-meem ]

/ ˈɛn θəˌmim /

noun Logic.

a syllogism or other argument in which a premise or the conclusion is unexpressed.

Origin of enthymeme

1580–90; <Latin enthȳmēma<Greek enthȳ́mēma thought, argument, equivalent to enthȳmē-, variant stem of enthȳmeîsthai to ponder (en-en-² + -thȳmeîsthai verbal derivative of thȳmós spirit, thought) + -ma noun suffix of result

OTHER WORDS FROM enthymeme

en·thy·me·mat·ic

[en-thuh-mee-mat-ik], /ˌɛn θə miˈmæt ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby enthymeme

enthronement, enthuse, enthusiasm, enthusiast, enthusiastic, enthymeme, entice, enticement, entire, en tire-bouchon, entire function

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Example sentences from the Web for enthymeme

In the bald, simple forms here set down, the syllogism and enthymeme are hardly suited to delivery in speeches.
Public Speaking|Clarence Stratton
The Enthymeme is a syllogism from Probabilities or Signs;77 the two being not exactly the same.
Aristotle|George Grote
Aristotle used Enthymeme in the wider sense of an elliptically expressed argument.
Logic, Inductive and Deductive|William Minto
One form of enthymeme is so common in modern rhetoric as to deserve a distinctive name.
Logic, Inductive and Deductive|William Minto

Moreover the premises of an enthymeme are likely to rest on opinion rather than on axioms.
Rhetoric and Poetry in the Renaissance|Donald Lemen Clark

British Dictionary definitions for enthymeme

enthymeme

/ (ˈɛnθɪˌmiːm) /

noun logic

an incomplete syllogism, in which one or more premises are unexpressed as their truth is considered to be self-evident

any argument some of whose premises are omitted as obvious

Derived forms of enthymeme

enthymematic or enthymematical, adjective

Word Origin for enthymeme

C16: via Latin from Greek enthumēma, from enthumeisthai to infer (literally: to have in the mind), from en- ² + thumos mind

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单词	enthymeme
释义	enthymeme [ en-thuh-meem ] / ˈɛn θəˌmim / noun Logic. a syllogism or other argument in which a premise or the conclusion is unexpressed. Origin of enthymeme 1580–90; <Latin enthȳmēma<Greek enthȳ́mēma thought, argument, equivalent to enthȳmē-, variant stem of enthȳmeîsthai to ponder (en-en-² + -thȳmeîsthai verbal derivative of thȳmós spirit, thought) + -ma noun suffix of result OTHER WORDS FROM enthymeme en·thy·me·mat·ic [en-thuh-mee-mat-ik], /ˌɛn θə miˈmæt ɪk/, adjective Words nearby enthymeme enthronement, enthuse, enthusiasm, enthusiast, enthusiastic, enthymeme, entice, enticement, entire, en tire-bouchon, entire function Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for enthymeme In the bald, simple forms here set down, the syllogism and enthymeme are hardly suited to delivery in speeches. Public Speaking\|Clarence Stratton The Enthymeme is a syllogism from Probabilities or Signs;77 the two being not exactly the same. Aristotle\|George Grote Aristotle used Enthymeme in the wider sense of an elliptically expressed argument. Logic, Inductive and Deductive\|William Minto One form of enthymeme is so common in modern rhetoric as to deserve a distinctive name. Logic, Inductive and Deductive\|William Minto Moreover the premises of an enthymeme are likely to rest on opinion rather than on axioms. Rhetoric and Poetry in the Renaissance\|Donald Lemen Clark British Dictionary definitions for enthymeme enthymeme / (ˈɛnθɪˌmiːm) / noun logic an incomplete syllogism, in which one or more premises are unexpressed as their truth is considered to be self-evident any argument some of whose premises are omitted as obvious Derived forms of enthymeme enthymematic or enthymematical, adjective Word Origin for enthymeme C16: via Latin from Greek enthumēma, from enthumeisthai to infer (literally: to have in the mind), from en- ² + thumos mind Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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