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set forth beforehand, often as an explanation; "He premised these remarks so that his readers might understand" precede: furnish with a preface or introduction; "She always precedes her lectures with a joke"; "He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution" take something as preexisting and given a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn; "on the assumption that he has been injured we can infer that he will not to play"
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Refers to a statement or assertion that forms the basis for an approach or position.
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The stem in a matching test item; statement a pupil must match with a response.
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When the key premise of the series is changed or discarded completely (eg, shifting the focus of Happy Days from the Cunningham family to The Fonz). A supporting character (or group of characters) plays a disproportionately large role in the series. Related: An ongoing plotline makes up a majority of the episode plots. When the show is in an academic setting, the main characters graduate (and the setting changes from high school to college). ...
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the question or problem that is the basic idea of a story.
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