See presupposition in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "act of presupposing",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "presupposizione"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "act of presupposing",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "pressuposição"
}
],
"word": "presupposition"
}
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