presupposition
Meanings
noun
- An assumption made beforehand; a preliminary conjecture or speculation.
- The act of presupposing.
- An assumption or belief implicit in an utterance or other use of language.
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Etymology
From Middle French présupposition, from Latin praesuppositio, from the past participle stem of praesuppōnere (“to presuppose”).
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