( n. )
A proposition antecedently supposed or proved; something previously stated or assumed as the basis of further argument; a condition; a supposition.
( n. )
A proposition antecedently supposed or proved; something previously stated or assumed as the basis of further argument; a condition; a supposition.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012