enthymeme

[ en-thuh-meem ]
/ ˈɛn θəˌmim /

noun Logic.

a syllogism or other argument in which a premise or the conclusion is unexpressed.

Origin of enthymeme

1580–90; < Latin enthȳmēma < Greek enthȳ́mēma thought, argument, equivalent to enthȳmē-, variant stem of enthȳmeîsthai to ponder ( en- en-2 + -thȳmeîsthai verbal derivative of thȳmós spirit, thought) + -ma noun suffix of result

OTHER WORDS FROM enthymeme

en·thy·me·mat·ic [en-thuh-mee-mat-ik] /ˌɛn θə miˈmæt ɪk/, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for enthymematic

enthymeme
/ (ˈɛnθɪˌmiːm) /

noun logic

an incomplete syllogism, in which one or more premises are unexpressed as their truth is considered to be self-evident
any argument some of whose premises are omitted as obvious

Derived forms of enthymeme

enthymematic or enthymematical, adjective

Word Origin for enthymeme

C16: via Latin from Greek enthumēma, from enthumeisthai to infer (literally: to have in the mind), from en- ² + thumos mind