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Webster 1913 Edition


Presupposition

Pre-supˊpo-si′tion

,
Noun.
[Pref.
pre-
+
supposition
: cf. F.
présupposition
.]
1.
The act of presupposing; an antecedent implication; presumption.
2.
That which is presupposed; a previous supposition or surmise.

Webster 1828 Edition


Presupposition

PRESUPPOSI'TION

,
Noun.
Supposition previously formed.
1.
Supposition of something antecedent.

Definition 2024


presupposition

presupposition

See also: présupposition

English

Noun

presupposition (plural presuppositions)

  1. An assumption made beforehand; a preliminary conjecture or speculation.
    • 2010, Guy Deutscher, Through the Language Glass, Arrow 2011, p. 40:
      He made one cardinal error in his presuppositions about the relation between language and perception, but in this he was far from alone.
  2. The act of presupposing.

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