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premise

Definition for premise

noun as in hypothesis, argument

verb as in hypothesize

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It also establishes the primary thematic premise of how time serves the dual personalities of a real and a writing life.

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"That was just a piece of paper for me," she told AFP in an interview at the embassy's downsized premises, after relocating from central Vienna with the help of the Afghan diaspora.

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Washington's focus on white South Africans rests "on a premise that is factually inaccurate," the South African foreign ministry said in a statement.

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“Pluribus” has been a tightly-guarded project for Apple TV with a strict embargo on details that makes it difficult to provide a lot of context to its premise.

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Beyond that, its premise, regardless of any demands it makes, threatens the academic landscape.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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