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A syllogism in which the proof of the major or minor premise, or both, is introduced with the premises themselves, and the conclusion is derived in the ordinary manner.

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  1. n. A syllogism in which the proof of the major or minor premise, or both, is introduced with the premises themselves, and the conclusion is derived in the ordinary manner.
  2. A syllogism in which the proof of the major or minor premise, or both, is introduced with the premises themselves, and the conclusion is derived in the ordinary manner. [Written also epicheirema.]
  3. A syllogism in which the proof of the major or minor premise,or both, is introduced with the premises themselves, and theconclusion is derived in the ordinary manner. [Written alsoepicheirema.]
  4. epichirema (plural epichiremas or epichiremata) (rhetoric, logic) A syllogism in which the proof of the major or minor premise, or both, is introduced with the premises themselves, and the conclusion is derived in the ordinary manner.