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- Dictionarypre·sump·tion/prēˈzəm(p)SH(ə)n/
noun
- 1. an idea that is taken to be true, and often used as the basis for other ideas, although it is not known for certain: "underlying presumptions about human nature"
- 2. behavior perceived as arrogant, disrespectful, and transgressing the limits of what is permitted or appropriate: "he lifted her off the ground, and she was enraged at his presumption" Similar
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