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polysyllogism

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pol⋅y⋅syl⋅lo⋅gism

[pol-ee-sil-uh-jiz-uhm]
–noun Logic.
an argument made up of a chain of syllogisms, the conclusion of each being a premise of the one following, until the last one.

Origin:
1830–40; poly- + syllogism


pol⋅y⋅syl⋅lo⋅gis⋅tic, adjective
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