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kind: concept
name: Syllogistic terms
sources:
  - wikipedia: en:76765067@r1368301704
    locator: Glossary of logic, section S
    note: adopted
    mention: wikipedia://en/76765067#U59P
    sections: [Summary]
inventory: [8R9V7XC3BF]
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## Summary

The three terms in a syllogism: the major term (predicate of the conclusion), the minor term (subject of the conclusion), and the middle term (appears in both premises but not in the conclusion). See also barbara.