Enthymeme Definition
ĕnthə-mēm
noun
A syllogism in which one of the premises or the conclusion is not expressed but implied.
Webster's New World
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Noun
Singular:
enthymemePlural:
enthymemesOrigin of Enthymeme
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Latin enthȳmēma from Greek enthūmēma a rhetorical argument from enthūmeisthai to consider en- in en–2 thūmos mind
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Ancient Greek ἐνθύμημα (enthýmēma, “thought, consideration”), from ἐν (en, “within, with”) + θυμός (thymos, “soul, life”).
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