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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.
1.
Supposition of something antecedent.Definition 2024
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See also: présupposition
English
Noun
presupposition (plural presuppositions)
- 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.
- 2010, Guy Deutscher, Through the Language Glass, Arrow 2011, p. 40:
- The act of presupposing.
Synonyms
- (assumption): assumption, conjecture
Translations
assumption, conjecture, speculation or something supposed without proof
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act of presupposing
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