how to pronounce presupposition

/ˌpɹiː.sʌp.əˈzɪʃ.ən/

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presupposition is pronounced in five syllables

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pɹsʌpəzɪʃən

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meanings of presupposition

noun:

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

presupposition frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word presupposition occurs in english on average 0.9 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics presupposition can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that presupposition can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) education, science, and technology;

words with pronunciation similar to presupposition

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