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Definition of premised adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

premised

adjective

NAmE//ˈprɛməst//

premised on/upon something (formal)

based on a particular idea or belief that is considered to be true Traditional economic analysis is premised on the assumption that more is better.

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