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BASIC ASSUMPTION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does basic assumption mean? 

BASIC ASSUMPTION (noun)
  The noun BASIC ASSUMPTION has 1 sense:

1. an assumption that is basic to an argumentplay

  Familiarity information: BASIC ASSUMPTION used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BASIC ASSUMPTION (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

An assumption that is basic to an argument

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

basic assumption; constatation; self-evident truth

Hypernyms ("basic assumption" is a kind of...):

assumption; supposal; supposition (a hypothesis that is taken for granted)


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