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| pre·sump·tive [ pri zúmptiv ] |
adjective |
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1. probable: based on what is thought most likely or reasonable
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formal
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2. causing people to presume something: forming a reasonable basis for the acceptance that something exists or is true
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formal
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3. expected to become something: expected or thought likely to become something
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archaic or formal
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  heir presumptive
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| [15th century. Via French< late Latin praesumptivus< Latin praesumere (see presume)] |
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| pre·sump·tive·ly adverb |
| pre·sump·tive·ness noun |
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