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noun
A by and large statement, a maxim, an argument that is intended to be generally true and not apply to every case universally.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rhetoric
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noun
A syllogism with a required but unstated assumption.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, logic, mathematics, philosophy, sciences
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History
From Ancient Greek ἐνθύμημα (enthúmēma, “thought, consideration”), from ἐν (en, “within, with”) + θυμός (thumós, “soul, life”).
Across languages
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