| NOUN | communication | proposition | (logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false |
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| communication | proposition, suggestion, proffer | a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection | |
| communication | proposition | an offer for a private bargain (especially a request for sexual / sexual favors) | |
| communication | proposition, proposal | the act of making a proposal | |
| act | proposition | a task to be dealt with | |
| VERB | communication | proposition | suggest sex to |
| Sounds | praa.pahzih'shahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | (logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false. | |
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| Category | logic | The branch of philosophy that analyzes inference |
| Parts | term | One of the substantive phrases in a logical proposition |
| Narrower | axiom | (logic) a proposition that is not susceptible of proof or disproof |
| conclusion, ratiocination | The proposition arrived at by logical reasoning (such as the proposition that must follow from the major and minor premises of a syllogism) | |
| converse | A proposition obtained by conversion | |
| lemma | A subsidiary proposition that is assumed to be true in order to prove another proposition | |
| negation | (logic) a proposition that is true if and only if another proposition is false | |
| particular, particular proposition | (logic) a proposition that asserts something about some (but not all) members of a class | |
| postulate, posit | (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning | |
| theorem | A proposition deducible from basic postulates | |
| universal, universal proposition | (logic) a proposition that asserts something of all members of a class | |
| Broader | statement | A message that is stated or declared |
| Spanish | proposición | |
| Catalan | proposició | |
| Meaning | A proposal offered for acceptance or rejection. | |
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| Synonyms | suggestion, proffer | |
| Narrower | hint, intimation, breath | An indirect suggestion |
| overture, advance, approach, feeler | A tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others | |
| touch, trace, ghost | A suggestion of some quality | |
| Broader | proposal | Something proposed (such as a plan or assumption / assumption) |
| Spanish | ofrecimiento, proposición, propuesta, sugerencia | |
| Catalan | proposició, proposta, suggeriment | |
| Verbs | propose | present for consideration, examination, criticism, etc. |
| Meaning | An offer for a private bargain (especially a request for sexual / sexual favors). | |
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| Broader | offer, offering | Something offered (as a proposal or bid) |
| Spanish | oferta, proposición, propuesta | |
| Verbs | proposition | suggest sex to |
| Meaning | The act of making a proposal. | |
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| Synonym | proposal | |
| Narrower | presentation | The act of presenting a proposal |
| Broader | speech act | The use of language to perform some act |
| Spanish | proposición | |
| Catalan | proposició | |
| Verbs | propose | make a proposal, declare a plan for something |
| Meaning | A task to be dealt with. | |
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| Example | "securing adequate funding is a time-consuming proposition" | |
| Broader | undertaking, project, task, labor | Any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted |
| Meaning | Suggest sex to. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Example | "She was propositioned by a stranger at the party" | |
| Broader | propose, suggest, advise | make a proposal, declare a plan for something |
| Spanish | insinuarse, tirar los tejos | |
| Catalan | insinuar-se | |
| Nouns | proposition | an offer for a private bargain (especially a request for sexual / sexual favors) |
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