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Word: postulate
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Meaning:
Noun:
- A fundamental element; a basic principle.
- A requirement; a prerequisite.
- logic An axiom.
- Something assumed without proof as being self-evident or generally accepted, especially when used as a basis for an argument.
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Verb:
- historical To appoint or request one's appointment to an ecclesiastical office.
- ambitransitive obsolete To request, demand or claim for oneself.
- To assume as a truthful or accurate premise or axiom, especially as a basis of an argument.
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