PRESUPPOSITION

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 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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