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PRESUPPOSITION
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Dictionary entry overview: What does presupposition mean?
• PRESUPPOSITION (noun)
The noun PRESUPPOSITION has 1 sense:
1. the act of presupposing; a supposition made prior to having knowledge (as for the purpose of argument)
Familiarity information: PRESUPPOSITION used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of presupposing; a supposition made prior to having knowledge (as for the purpose of argument)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("presupposition" is a kind of...):
supposal; supposition (the cognitive process of supposing)
Derivation:
presuppose (take for granted or as a given; suppose beforehand)
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