presupposition

Definitions

1. An assumption made beforehand; a preliminary conjecture or speculation.
   countable, uncountable
2. The act of presupposing.
   countable, uncountable
3. An assumption or belief implicit in an utterance or other use of language.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“He made one cardinal error in his presuppositions about the relation between language and perception, but in this he was far from alone.”

“For instance: a verb might convey someone's evaluation of it as a presupposition. To say⟳ ‘they deprived him of a visit⟳ to his parents’ presupposes that he wanted to visit⟳ (vs. ‘spare⟳ him a visit⟳...’).”

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