presupposition

English

Etymology

From Latin presuppositio, from the past participle stem of praesupponere (“to presuppose”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /pɹiː.sʌ.pəˈzɪ.ʃ(ə)n/

Noun

presupposition (plural presuppositions)

1. An assumption made beforehand; a preliminary conjecture or speculation.
   • 2010, Guy Deutscher, Through the Language Glass, Arrow 2011, p. 40:

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

2. The act of presupposing.

Synonyms

• (assumption): assumption, conjecture

Translations

assumption, conjecture, speculation or something supposed without proof

Dutch: veronderstelling (nl) f., aanname (nl) f. German: Annahme (de) f. Hungarian: előfeltevés (hu)

Icelandic: forsenda (is) f. Portuguese: pressuposição f., pressuposto m.

act of presupposing

Dutch: veronderstelling (nl) f., (het) veronderstellen (nl), aanname (nl) f., (het) aannemen (nl)

Portuguese: pressuposição f.