presupposition
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presupposition
- /pɹiː.sʌ.pəˈzɪ.ʃ(ə)n/ UK
Where it comes from
From Middle French présupposition, from Latin praesuppositio, from the past participle stem of praesuppōnere (“to presuppose”).
noun presuppositions
- An assumption made beforehand; a preliminary conjecture or speculation. He made one cardinal error in his presuppositions about the relation between language and perception, but in this he was far from alone.
- The act of presupposing.
- An assumption or belief implicit in an utterance or other use of language. For instance: a verb might convey someone's evaluation of it as a presupposition. To say ‘they deprived him of a visit to his parents’ presupposes that he wanted to visit (vs. ‘spare him a visit...’).
Similar: assumption, conjecture
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noun
Similar: assumption, conjecture
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noun assumption, conjecture, speculation or something supposed without proof
| Español | presuposición |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 預設 /预设 yùshè, 前提 qiántí |
| हिन्दी | पूर्वमान्यता pūrvamānyatā |
| Português | pressuposição, pressuposto |
| Français | présupposition |
| Deutsch | Annahme |
| Italiano | assunzione, congettura, speculazione, presupposto |
| Ελληνικά | προϋπόθεση proÿpóthesi |
| Tiếng Việt | tiền giả định |
noun act of presupposing
| Português | pressuposição |
|---|---|
| Italiano | presupposizione |
| Ελληνικά | προϋπόθεση proÿpóthesi |
Talk about this word "presupposition." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/presupposition. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. presupposition. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/presupposition "presupposition." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/presupposition.Cite this
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title = {presupposition},
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