First Known Use: 1551
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sorites
noun so·ri·tes \sə-ˈrī-(ˌ)tēz\
plural sorites
Definition of SORITES
: an argument consisting of propositions so arranged that the predicate of any one forms the subject of the next and the conclusion unites the subject of the first proposition with the predicate of the last
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Origin of SORITES
Latin, from Greek sōritēs, from sōros heap
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