proposition
1prop·o·si·tion
noun \ˌprä-pə-ˈzi-shən\Definition of PROPOSITION
1
a (1) : something offered for consideration or acceptance : proposal (2) : a request for sexual intercourse b : the point to be discussed or maintained in argument usually stated in sentence form near the outset c : a theorem or problem to be demonstrated or performed
2
a : an expression in language or signs of something that can be believed, doubted, or denied or is either true or false b : the objective meaning of a proposition
3
: something of an indicated kind to be dealt with <the farm was never a paying proposition>
— prop·o·si·tion·al \-ˈzish-nəl, -ˈzi-shə-nəl\ adjective
See Examples of PROPOSITION
- He made an attractive business proposition.
- The other company rejected their proposition.
- Her theory rejects the basic proposition that humans evolved from apes.
- If we accept proposition “A” as true, then we must accept proposition “B” as false.
- The election will be a tough proposition for the mayor.
First Known Use of PROPOSITION
14th century
Related to PROPOSITION
Related Words: assumption, concession, premise (also premiss), presumption, presupposition, theorem; conjecture, generalization, guess, guesswork, inference, speculation, surmise; proffer, proposal, suggestion; feeling, hunch, impression, inkling, notion, suspicion; abstraction, concept, conception, construct
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Rhymes with PROPOSITION
acoustician, acquisition, admonition, aesthetician, air-condition, ammunition, apparition, apposition, coalition, co-edition, competition, composition, cosmetician, decommission, decondition, definition, demolition, deposition, dietitian, disposition, disquisition, electrician, erudition, exhibition, expedition, exposition, extradition, first edition, imposition, in addition, inanition, in commission, inhibition, inquisition, intermission, intromission, intuition, linguistician, logistician, malnutrition, malposition, manumission, mathematician, mechanician, micturition, obstetrician, on commission, opposition, Ordovician, parturition, politician, precognition, precondition, premonition, preposition, recognition, recondition, repetition, requisition, rescue mission, rhetorician, self-ignition, statistician, submunition, superstition, supposition, text edition, trade edition, transposition
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