| Date: | 1300-1400 |
| Language: | Old French |
| Origin: | silogisme, from Latin, from Greek syllogismos, from syllogizesthai 'to argue by syllogisms', from syn- ( SYN-) + logizesthai 'to calculate' |
RP a statement with three parts, the first two of which prove that the third part is true, for example 'all men will die, Socrates is a man, therefore Socrates will die'
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