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adj
Capable of being presumed, or being presumed as such.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, uncommon
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
capable of being inferred on slight grounds
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: supposable, surmisable
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree English presume Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dhlom Proto-Indo-European *-dhlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English presumable From presume + -able.
