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noun
1.
the act of offering or suggesting something to be considered, accepted, adopted, or done.
2.
a plan or scheme proposed.
3.
an offer of terms for a transaction, as in business.
4.
a thing, matter, or person considered as something to be dealt with or encountered: Keeping diplomatic channels open is a serious proposition.
5.
EXPANDanything stated or affirmed for discussion or illustration.
6.
Rhetoric. a statement of the subject of an argument or a discourse, or of the course of action or essential idea to be advocated.
7.
Logic. a statement in which something is affirmed or denied, so that it can therefore be significantly characterized as either true or false.
8.
Mathematics. a formal statement of either a truth to be demonstrated or an operation to be performed; a theorem or a problem.
9.
COLLAPSEa proposal of usually illicit sexual relations.
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Propositional
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
Origin:
1300–50; Middle English proposicio(u)n < Latin prōpositiōn- (stem of prōpositiō) a setting forth. See propositus, -ion
1300–50; Middle English proposicio(u)n < Latin prōpositiōn- (stem of prōpositiō) a setting forth. See propositus, -ion
Related forms
prop·o·si·tion·al, adjective
prop·o·si·tion·al·ly, adverb
un·der·prop·o·si·tion, noun
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| proposition (ˌprɒpəˈzɪʃən) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a proposal or topic presented for consideration |
| 2. | philosophy |
| a. the content of a sentence that affirms or denies something and is capable of being true or false | |
| b. Compare statement the meaning of such a sentence: I am warm always expresses the same proposition whoever the speaker is | |
| 3. | maths a statement or theorem, usually containing its proof |
| 4. | informal a person or matter to be dealt with: he's a difficult proposition |
| 5. | an invitation to engage in sexual intercourse |
| —vb | |
| 6. | (tr) to propose a plan, deal, etc, to, esp to engage in sexual intercourse |
| [C14 proposicioun, from Latin prōpositiō a setting forth; see | |
| propo'sitional | |
| —adj | |
| propo'sitionally | |
| —adv | |
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