Presupposition
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səˈpoʊz verb (used with object), pre·sup·posed, pre·sup·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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presuppose (ˌpriːsəˈpəʊz) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to take for granted; assume |
| 2. | to require or imply as a necessary prior condition |
| 3. | philosophy, logic, linguistics to require (a condition) to be satisfied as a precondition for a statement to be either true or false or for a speech act to be felicitous. Have you stopped beating your wife? presupposes that the person addressed has a wife and has beaten her |
| presupposition | |
| —n | |
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| presuppose (ˌpriːsəˈpəʊz) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to take for granted; assume |
| 2. | to require or imply as a necessary prior condition |
| 3. | philosophy, logic, linguistics to require (a condition) to be satisfied as a precondition for a statement to be either true or false or for a speech act to be felicitous. Have you stopped beating your wife? presupposes that the person addressed has a wife and has beaten her |
| presupposition | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
presuppose
1426, from O.Fr. presupposer (14c.), from M.L. præsupponere; see pre- + suppose.
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Example sentences
Due to the lack of copious records a theoretical presupposition was able to interject itself into the data.
If certain intended misleaders are introduced, presupposition does not enter into memory.
These experiences are however imbued with bias and presupposition.
However, specific agreement is not a presupposition of reasoned dialogue.
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