PROPOSITION
\pɹˌɒpəzˈɪʃən], \pɹˌɒpəzˈɪʃən], \p_ɹ_ˌɒ_p_ə_z_ˈɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
Definitions of PROPOSITION
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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suggest sex to; "She was propositioned by a stranger at the party"
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(logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false
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a task to be dealt with; "securing adequate funding is a time-consuming proposition"
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an offer for a private bargain (especially a request for sexual favors)
By Princeton University
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suggest sex to; "She was propositioned by a stranger at the party"
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(logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The act of setting or placing before; the act of offering.
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That which is proposed; that which is offered, as for consideration, acceptance, or adoption; a proposal; as, the enemy made propositions of peace; his proposition was not accepted.
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A statement of religious doctrine; an article of faith; creed; as, the propositions of Wyclif and Huss.
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A complete sentence, or part of a sentence consisting of a subject and predicate united by a copula; a thought expressed or propounded in language; a from of speech in which a predicate is affirmed or denied of a subject; as, snow is white.
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A statement in terms of a truth to be demonstrated, or of an operation to be performed.
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That which is offered or affirmed as the subject of the discourse; anything stated or affirmed for discussion or illustration.
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The part of a poem in which the author states the subject or matter of it.
By Oddity Software
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That which is offered for consideration; proposal; a complete sentence, or one that affirms or denies something; in mathematics, a theorem or problem for solution.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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A placing before: offer of terms: the act of stating anything: that which is stated: (gram. and logic) a complete sentence, or one which affirms or denies something: (math.) a theorem or problem to be demonstrated or solved.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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Something proposed; a statement to be proved; the act of proposing.
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A statement forming a complete sentence.
By James Champlin Fernald
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n. That which is proposed; that which is offered for consideration, acceptance, or adoption ;- a complete sentence; a subject and predicate united by a copula; - in mathematics, a statement in terms either of a truth to be demonstrated - theorem, or of an operation to be performed - problem.
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