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verb (used with object), -posed, -pos·ing.
1.
to suppose or assume beforehand; take for granted in advance.
2.
(of a thing, condition, or state of affairs) to require or imply as an antecedent condition: An effect presupposes a cause.
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Presupposes
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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
presuppose
1426, from O.Fr. presupposer (14c.), from M.L. præsupponere; see pre- + suppose.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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