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presupposition


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Presupposition  \Pre*sup`po*si"tion\,  n.  [Pref.  pre-  + 
  supposition:  cf  F.  pr['e]supposition.] 
  1.  The  act  of  presupposing;  an  antecedent  implication; 
  presumption. 
 
  2.  That  which  is  presupposed;  a  previous  supposition  or 
  surmise. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  presupposition 
  n  :  an  assumption  that  is  taken  for  granted  [syn:  {given},  {presumption}, 
  {precondition}] 




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