hypolemma

English

Etymology

From Latin hypolēmma, from Ancient Greek ὑπόλημμᾰ (hupólēmma, “supposition”), from ὑπο- (hupo-, “lesser”) +‎ λῆμμα (lêmma, “assumption”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌhaɪpoʊˈlɛmə/

Noun

hypolemma (plural hypolemmas or hypolemmata)

1. (logic, rare) A lesser proposition or subsumption within a larger syllogism.

References

• Fleming, William (1876) “hypolemma”, in Henry Calderwood, editor, The Vocabulary of Philosophy, Mental, Moral, and Metaphysical, New York: Sheldon & Company