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PRESUPPOSITION
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I. (noun)
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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