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proposition

/ˌpɹɑpəˈzɪʃən/ · noun

Meaning

  1. The act of offering (an idea) for consideration.
  2. An idea or a plan offered.
  3. (business settings) The terms of a transaction offered.
  4. In some states, a proposed statute or constitutional amendment to be voted on by the electorate.
  5. (grammar) A complete sentence.
  6. The content of an assertion that may be taken as being true or false and is considered abstractly without reference to the linguistic sentence that constitutes the assertion; (Aristotelian logic) a predicate of a subject that is denied or affirmed and connected by a copula.
  7. To make a suggestion of sexual intercourse to (someone with whom one is not sexually involved).
  8. To make an offer or suggestion to (someone).

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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