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minor term

minor term noun: the subject of the conclusion in a categorical syllogism.

Noun

minor term (plural minor terms)

  1. The subject of the conclusion in a categorical syllogism.
    • The minor term in John Stuart Mill's famous syllogism is Socrates; the major term is mortal.

minor term meaning in Tamil

minor term in Tamil

எழுவாய்

Forms of minor term

pluralminor terms
alternative formminor

Questions about minor term

What does minor term mean?
Minor term means the subject of the conclusion in a categorical syllogism.
What is minor term in Tamil?
Minor term in Tamil is எழுவாய். See Minor term meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is minor term?
Minor term is a noun.
What is the plural of minor term?
The plural of minor term is minor terms.

Words near minor term in the dictionary

  1. minor sixth
  2. minor sixths
  3. minor subject
  4. minor suit
  5. minor suits
  6. minor term
  7. minor terms
  8. minor third
  9. minor thirds
  10. minor triad
  11. minor triads

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Adapted from Wiktionary: minor term (page history and authors); minor term (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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