Epichirema \Ep`i*chi*re"ma\, n.; pl. {Epichiremata}. [L., fr.
Gr. ?, from ? to attempt to prove.] (Rhet. & Logic)
A syllogism in which the proof of the major or minor premise,
or both, is introduced with the premises themselves, and the
conclusion is derived in the ordinary manner. [Written also
{epicheirema}.]
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