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предпосы́лка — meaning in English

predposylka

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English meaning

  • background noun The part of a scene or image that lies behind the main subject.
  • precondition noun A condition that requires satisfaction before taking a course of action.
  • premise noun A statement or idea assumed to be true and used as the basis for an argument or story.
  • prerequisite noun Something that must be in place or completed before something else can happen.

Senses

предпосы́лка is used for these senses in English:

  • background Information relevant to the current situation about past events; history.
  • premise A proposition antecedently supposed or proved; something previously stated or assumed as the basis of further argument; a condition; a supposition.
  • premise (usually, in the plural, legal) Matters previously stated or set forth; especially, that part in the beginning of a deed, the office of which is to express the grantor and grantee, and the land or thing granted or conveyed, and all that precedes the habendum; the thing demised or granted.
  • prerequisite In education, a course or topic that must be completed before another course or topic can be started. May be colloquially referred to as a prereq.

background — full definition

  1. noun The part of a scene or image that lies behind the main subject.
  2. noun A person's history, education, or experience.
  3. adj Less prominent or noticeable; running behind the main action.
  4. verb To gather relevant background information on a person or subject.

precondition — full definition

  1. noun A condition that requires satisfaction before taking a course of action.
  2. noun A medical illness, ailment, or adverse condition that exists before an insurance policy takes effect.

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