Usually means: Predicate of the conclusion syllogism.
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  1. major term: Merriam-Webster
  2. major term: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. major term: Collins English Dictionary
  4. major term: Vocabulary.com
  5. major term: Wordnik
  6. major term: Wiktionary
  7. Major term, major term: Dictionary.com
  8. Major term: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  9. major term: Rhymezone
  10. major term: FreeDictionary.org
  11. major term: Mnemonic Dictionary
  12. major term: TheFreeDictionary.com

Art (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. major term: Dictionary of Philosophical Terms and Names
  2. The Organon: A Conceptually Indexed Dictionary (by Genus and Differentia) (No longer online)

Science (1 matching dictionary)
  1. FOLDOP - Free On Line Dictionary Of Philosophy (No longer online)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (major term)

▸ noun:  (logic) In a syllogism, the term that is the predicate of the conclusion.

Similar:
major, minor term, term, syllogism, conclusion, prosyllogism, middle term, member, superpredicate, term logic, more...

Opposite:
minor term, subordinate term

Adjectives:
modal, subject, valid, biconditional, mt, term, model, predicate, antecedent, categorical, major

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Similar:
major, minor term, term, syllogism, conclusion, prosyllogism, middle term, member, superpredicate, term logic, more...

Opposite:
minor term, subordinate term

Adjectives:
modal, subject, valid, biconditional, mt, term, model, predicate, antecedent, categorical, major



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