syllogistic

[ sil-uh-jis-tik ]
/ ˌsɪl əˈdʒɪs tɪk /
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adjective Also syl·lo·gis·ti·cal.

of or relating to a syllogism.
like or consisting of syllogisms.

noun

the part of logic that deals with syllogisms.
syllogistic reasoning.

Origin of syllogistic

1660–70; < Latin syllogisticus < Greek syllogistikós, equivalent to syllogist(ós), verbid of syllogízesthai (see syllogize) + -ikos -ic

OTHER WORDS FROM syllogistic

Words nearby syllogistic

syllabub, syllabus, syllepsis, syllogism, syllogist, syllogistic, syllogize, sylph, sylphid, sylva, sylvan

Words related to syllogistic

sanity, philosophy, rationale, sense, coherence, argumentation, inference, relationship, deduction, ratiocination, connection, syllogism, thesis, dialectic, induction, linkage, reason, rationality

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British Dictionary definitions for syllogistic

syllogistic
/ (ˌsɪləˈdʒɪstɪk) /

adjective Also: syllogistical

of, relating to or consisting of syllogisms

noun (often plural)

the branch of logic concerned with syllogisms
reasoning by means of syllogisms

Derived forms of syllogistic

syllogistically, adverb