ĕpĭchīrēma, ătis, n., = ἐπιχείρημα, rhet. t. t.,
a kind of argument or syllogism , Quint. 5, 10, 2 sq.; 5, 14, 5 al.
·noun A syllogism in which the proof of the major or minor premise, or both, is introduced with the ...
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