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Noun
1. condition; assumption; prerequisite; hypothesis
  • その
  • ぜんてい前提
  • だとう妥当
  • かどうか
  • よく
  • かんが考える
  • べき
You ought to think over whether the premise is valid or not.
Noun
2. intention; intent; aim; goal
  • わたし私たち
  • けっこん結婚
  • ぜんてい前提
  • として
  • こうさい交際
  • しています
We are dating with a view to marriage.
Noun
3. premiseLogic
Wikipedia definition
4. PresuppositionIn the branch of linguistics known as pragmatics, a presupposition (or ps) is an implicit assumption about the world or background belief relating to an utterance whose truth is taken for granted in discourse. Examples of presuppositions include: Jane no longer writes fiction. Presupposition: Jane once wrote fiction. Have you stopped eating meat? Presupposition: you had once eaten meat. Have you talked to Hans? Presupposition: Hans exists.
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