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presupposto

premise, assumption

noun preh-soop-POH-stoh Rare
Mind & Emotions Mental States

Also means

prerequisite

Usage Note

Presupposto means a foundational assumption or prerequisite — partire dal presupposto che ('to proceed on the assumption that'). It is also used as the past participle of presupporre ('to presuppose'). Common in formal, academic, and legal writing. The plural is presupposti.

Examples

"Il progetto si basa su presupposti errati."

Natural Translation

The project is based on mistaken assumptions.

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