presupposition noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Advanced American Dictionary at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com

Definition of presupposition noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

presupposition

noun

NAmE//ˌpriˌsʌpəˈzɪʃn//

[countable, uncountable] (formal)

something that you believe to be true and use as the beginning of an argument even though it has not been proved; the act of believing it is true synonym assumption theories based on presupposition and coincidence

Want to learn more?

Find out which words work together and produce more natural sounding English with the Oxford Collocations Dictionary app.

See presupposition in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Check pronunciation: presupposition

Nearby words

presumptuous adjective
presuppose verb
presupposition noun
pretax adjective
preteach verb