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   presupposition

   /ˌpriːsʌpəˈzɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. a thing tacitly assumed beforehand at the beginning of a line of argument or course of action: "both men shared certain ethical presuppositions about the universe"
   • ▪ the action or state of presupposing or being presupposed.

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from medieval Latin praesuppositio(n-), from the verb praesupponere (see presuppose).

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