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10 Language-to-English DictionariesPresupposition
/ˌpriːsʌpəˈzɪʃən/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An implicit assumption about the world or background belief relating to an utterance whose truth is taken for granted in discourse.
"The question 'When did you stop smoking?' carries the presupposition that you used to smoke." - 2
Something that is tacitly assumed beforehand at the beginning of a line of argument, course of action, or study.
"Their entire economic model rests on the presupposition of infinite resource growth."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Latin 'praesuppositio', combining the prefix 'prae-' (before) and 'supponere' (to place under, suppose). Entered English in the late 14th century via Old French, evolving from a philosophical term regarding foundational assumptions into a core concept in modern linguistics and pragmatics.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Presupposition" is said worldwide
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présupposition
Transliteration: pʁe.sy.po.zi.sjɔ̃
"Cette théorie repose sur une fausse présupposition."
Präsupposition
Transliteration: pʁɛzʊpoziˈt͡si̯oːn
"Die linguistische Analyse deckt die verborgene Präsupposition auf."
presupposizione
Transliteration: presuppozizˈjone
"Il suo argomento contiene una forte presupposizione."
presuposición
Transliteration: pɾesuposiˈsjon
"Su razonamiento parte de una presuposición errónea."
pressuposição
Transliteration: pɾesu.poˈziˈsɐ̃w
"A frase contém uma pressuposição implícita."
पूर्वधारणा
Transliteration: pūrvadhāraṇā
"इस बात में एक छिपी हुई पूर्वधारणा शामिल है।"
预设
Transliteration: yùshè
"这个论点建立在一个错误的预设之上。"
전제
Transliteration: jeonje
"그의 주장은 특정한 전제를 바탕으로 하고 있습니다."
前提
Transliteration: zentei
"会話の背後にある前提を分析する。"
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