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    presupposition
    /ˌpriːsʌpəˈzɪʃn/

    noun

    • 1. a thing tacitly assumed beforehand at the beginning of a line of argument or course of action: "both men shared certain ethical presuppositions about the universe"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › presuppositionPresupposition Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. : to suppose beforehand. 2. : to require as an antecedent in logic or fact. presupposition. (ˌ)prē-ˌsə-pə-ˈzi-shən. noun. presuppositional. (ˌ)prē-ˌsə-pə-ˈzish-nəl. -ˈzi-shə-nᵊl. adjective. Synonyms. assume. hypothecate. hypothesize. postulate. premise. presume. say. suppose.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPRESUPPOSITION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    PRESUPPOSITION definition: 1. something that you believe is true without having any proof: 2. something that you believe is…. Learn more.

  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › PresuppositionPresupposition - Wikipedia

    Presupposition. In the branch of linguistics known as pragmatics, a presupposition (or PSP) is an implicit assumption about the world or background belief relating to an utterance whose truth is taken for granted in discourse. Examples of presuppositions include:

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPRESUPPOSITION definition | Cambridge English Dictionary

    PRESUPPOSITION meaning: 1. something that you believe is true without having any proof: 2. something that you believe is…. Learn more.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPRESUPPOSITION definition and meaning | Collins English ...

    A presupposition is something that you assume to be true, especially something which you must assume is true in order to continue with what you are saying or thinking.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › presuppositionPresupposition - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    When you assume some fact at the very beginning of an argument, that's presupposition. If a book critic decides that a novel is intended for young adult readers before writing her review, she makes a presupposition.

  8. www.oxfordreference.com › display › 10Presupposition - Oxford Reference

    Jun 23, 2024 · Informally, any suppressed premise or background framework of thought necessary to make an argument valid, or a position tenable. More formally, a presupposition has been defined as a proposition whose truth is necessary for either the truth or the falsity of another statement.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishpresupposition noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    presupposition. noun. /ˌpriːsʌpəˈzɪʃn/. /ˌpriːsʌpəˈzɪʃn/. [countable, uncountable] (formal) something that you believe to be true and use as the beginning of an argument even though it has not been proved; the act of believing it is true synonym assumption.

  10. www.dictionary.com › browse › presuppositions'PRESUPPOSITION Definition & Usage Examples | Dictionary.com

    Presupposition definition: something that is assumed in advance or taken for granted. See examples of PRESUPPOSITION used in a sentence.

  11. plato.stanford.edu › archIves › sum2020Presupposition - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

    Apr 1, 2011 · We discuss presupposition, the phenomenon whereby speakers mark linguistically the information that is presupposed or taken for granted, rather than being part of the main propositional content of a speech act.