Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

presupposition

/pɹiː.sʌ.pəˈzɪ.ʃ(ə)n/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.16 in modern English

Syllables: pre-sup-po-si-tion
IPA: /pɹiː.sʌ.pəˈzɪ.ʃ(ə)n/

20

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An assumption made beforehand; a preliminary conjecture or speculation.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The act of presupposing.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

An assumption or belief implicit in an utterance or other use of language.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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...’)."

Etymology

From Middle French présupposition, from Latin praesuppositio, from the past participle stem of praesuppōnere (“to presuppose”).

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /pɹiː.sʌ.pəˈzɪ.ʃ(ə)n/

Usage

Inflected Forms

presuppositions (plural)

Derived Forms

presuppositional presuppositionless

Synonyms

assumption conjecture

Rhymes With

position addition competition commission mission condition edition definition opposition permission tradition recognition

Questions

How do you pronounce presupposition?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɹiː.sʌ.pəˈzɪ.ʃ(ə)n/.
What does presupposition mean?: An assumption made beforehand; a preliminary conjecture or speculation.
Where does presupposition come from?: From Middle French présupposition, from Latin praesuppositio, from the past participle stem of praesuppōnere (“to presuppose”).

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