how to pronounce premise

/ˈpɹɛm.ɪs/

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premise is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of premise in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… the hidden fortress the premise of the …”

meaning of premise

Premise means the first part of a statement or argument.

premise frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word premise occurs in english on average 3.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics premise can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that premise can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) education, science, and technology;