enthymeme

See also: enthymème

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐνθύμημα (enthúmēma, “thought, consideration”), from ἐν (en, “within, with”) + θυμός (thumós, “soul, life”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛnθɪˌmiːm/

Noun

enthymeme (plural enthymemes)

1. A by and large statement, a maxim, an argument that is intended to be generally true and not apply to every case universally.
2. (logic) A syllogism with a required but unstated assumption.

Derived terms

• enthymematic
• enthymematical
• enthymemic
• enthymemical

Related terms

• thymus

Translations

by and large statement

• French: enthymème (fr) m

syllogism with required but unstated assumption

• Dutch: enthymeem (nl) c
• French: enthymème (fr) m
• Hungarian: entiméma, enthüméma
• Occitan: entimèma m
• Russian: энтимема (ru) f (entimema)
• Tagalog: maysaisip

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• Ido: ^{(please verify)} entimemo (io)