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sorites

sor·i·tes [ sə r tz ] (plural sor·i·tes)


noun 
Definition:
 
serial argument: an argument consisting of a series of premises arranged so that the predicate of each premise forms the subject of the next. The conclusion unites the subject of the first premise with the predicate of the last.

[Mid-16th century. Via Latin< Greek sōreitēs< sōros "heap"]
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