how to pronounce syllogism
/ˈsɪl.ə.dʒɪ.zəm/
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the above transcription of syllogism is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.
syllogism is pronounced in four syllables
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video examples of syllogism pronunciation
An example use of syllogism in a speech by a native speaker of british english:
“… the logic of my syllogism and forgetful …”
meanings of syllogism
noun:
- 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.
- A trick, artifice; an extremely subtle, sophisticated, or deceptive argument; a sophism.
syllogism frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR
the word syllogism occurs in english on average 0.2 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 syllogism 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 syllogism can be often used in the following areas:
1) communication, information, and media;
2) education, science, and technology;
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