Ep'i·chī-rē'mā, n.

n.; pl. EP'I-CHĪ-RĒM'A-TĀ. [Gr. ἐπιχείρημα.] (Rhet. & Logic.) A syllogism in which the proof of the major or minor premise, or both, is introduced with the premises themselves, and the conclusion is derived in the ordinary manner.