en·thy·meme ( n th -m m )n. Logic A syllogism in which one of the premises or the conclusion is not stated explicitly. [Latin enth  mma, from Greek enth mma, a rhetorical argument, from enthmeisthai, to consider : en-, in; see en-2 + thmos, mind.] |
enthymeme [ˈɛnθɪˌmiːm]
n Logic
1. (Philosophy / Logic) an incomplete syllogism, in which one or more premises are unexpressed as their truth is considered to be self-evident
2. (Philosophy / Logic) any argument some of whose premises are omitted as obvious
[via Latin from Greek enthumēma, from enthumeisthai to infer (literally: to have in the mind), from en-2 + thumos mind]
enthymematic , enthymematical adj
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