Word: episyllogisms
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: e
pi
sy
llo
gi
sms
Definition: Plural of episyllogism. A syllogism which assumes as one of its premises a proposition which was the conclusion of a preceding syllogism (the prosyllogism).
Morphemes:
Affix: epi-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Denotes an epimeric form
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἐπί
Language: grc
Decoded: epi
Meaning: on top of
Affix: syllogism
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An argument whose conclusion is supported by two premises, of which one contains the term that is the predicate of the conclusion, and the other contains the term that is the subject of the conclusion; common to both premises is a term that is excluded from the conclusion.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: συλλογισμός
Language: grc
Decoded: sullogismos
Meaning: inference, conclusion
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.