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pre·sup·pose    Audio Help   [pree-suh-pohz] Pronunciation Key
–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.

[Origin: 1400–50; late ME < MF presupposer. See pre-, suppose]

pre·sup·po·si·tion    Audio Help   [pree-suhp-uh-zish-uhn] Pronunciation Key, noun
pre·sup·po·si·tion·less, adjective

1. presume.
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pre·sup·pose    Audio Help   (prē'sə-pōz')  Pronunciation Key 
tr.v.   pre·sup·posed, pre·sup·pos·ing, pre·sup·pos·es
  1. To believe or suppose in advance.
  2. To require or involve necessarily as an antecedent condition. See Synonyms at presume.

pre·sup'po·si'tion (-sŭp'ə-zĭsh'ən) n., pre·sup'po·si'tion·al adj.
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presupposition

noun
the act of presupposing; a supposition made prior to having knowledge (as for the purpose of argument) 

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Presupposition

Pre*sup`po*si"tion\, n. [Pref. pre- + supposition: cf. F. pr['e]supposition.]

1. The act of presupposing; an antecedent implication; presumption.

2. That which is presupposed; a previous supposition or surmise.
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