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Word: Presupposition
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 16th century: from medieval Latin praesuppositio(n-), from the verb praesupponere (see presuppose)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌpriːsʌpəˈzɪʃn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a thing tacitly assumed beforehand at the beginning of a line of argument or course of action
Short Definition:thing tacitly assumed beforehand at beginning of line of argument
Examples:- both men shared certain ethical presuppositions about the universe
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