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"PROPOSITIONS" is a plural of: proposition. |
Date "PROPOSITIONS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1509. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Literature | Propositions in logic, are of four kinds, called A, E, I, O. "A" is a universal affirmative, and "E" a universal negative; "I" a particular affirmative, and "O" a particular negative. "Asserit A, negat E, verum generaliter ambo I Asserit I, negat O, sed particulariter ambo." A asserts and E denies some universal proposition; I asserts and O denies, but with particular precision. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
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Crosswords: PROPOSITIONS |
| English words defined with "PROPOSITIONS": At first blush, At the first blush ♦ Barbara, Bocardo, Boolean ♦ Cartel ship, conditional relation, consistency, contradictory, Contraries, contrary ♦ derivation, Destructive sorties ♦ Enthymeme, Equipollency ♦ functional calculus ♦ implication, incompatibility, inconsistency ♦ Leaves of proposition, logical implication, Logical induction, logical relation ♦ modality, mode, mutual exclusiveness ♦ Nor ♦ Parataxis, Predesignate, predicate calculus, propositional calculus, propositional logic ♦ repugnance, Rhematic ♦ Sorites ♦ Tithe commissioner, To hold forth, To take in, Trilemma. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "PROPOSITIONS": colada interrumpida ♦ data-directed searching ♦ first-order logic, forward chaining, forward reasoning ♦ model checking ♦ natural deduction, Nursing Theory ♦ reasoning forward ♦ sentential connective ♦ tautological probability. (references) |
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Georg C. Lichtenberg | If an angel were ever to tell us anything of his philosophy I believe many propositions would sound like 2 times 2 equals 13. |
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Gulliver's Travels | Swift, Jonathan | So that controversies, wranglings, disputes, and positiveness in false or dubious propositions, are evils unknown among the Houyhnhnms. |
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Economic History | Mauritius | Eradicating fraud and corruption is a high priority of the new government that took over in September 2000. One of its first actions was to set up a Parliamentary Select Committee to review the existing legislation against fraud and corruption and to make propositions to make it more effective. (references) |
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Thomas Jefferson | 1801-1809 | Propositions for adjusting amicably the boundaries of Louisiana have not been acceded to. |
Andrew Jackson | 1829-1837 | Sentiments and propositions which they had declared could not justly be imputed to the Government or people of the United States are set up as obstacles to the performance of an act of conceded justice to that Government and people. |
Harry S. Truman | 1945-1953 | Despite this very real difficulty, there are certain basic propositions to which the United States adheres and to which we shall continue to adhere. |
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| "PROPOSITIONS" is generally used as a noun (plural) -- approximately 99.84% of the time. "PROPOSITIONS" is used about 614 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (plural) | 99.84% | 613 | 10,522 |
| Unclassified Items | 0.16% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 614 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Language | Translations for "PROPOSITIONS"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||
German | Vorschläge (proposals), Angebote (offerings). (various references) | ||||
Pig Latin | opositionspray | ||||
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"PROPOSITIONS" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: propesition, propisition, proporsition, propositio, propostitions, prposition. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "PROPOSITIONS" (pronounced prÄ'puzi"shunz) |
| 8 | -p u z i" sh u n z | compositions, depositions, dispositions, expositions, juxtapositions, positions, predispositions, suppositions. |
| 7 | -u z i" sh u n z | acquisitions, physicians. |
| 6 | -z i" sh u n z | musicians, transitions. |
| 5 | -i" sh u n z | academicians, additions, admissions, admonitions, ambitions, ammunitions, apparitions, auditions, clinicians, coalitions, commissions, competitions, conditions, definitions, dietitians, editions, electricians, emissions, exhibitions, expeditions, geriatricians, inhibitions, intermissions, magicians, mathematicians, missions, munitions, obstetricians, omissions, opticians, partitions, patricians, pediatricians, permissions, petitions, politicians, preconditions, prohibitions, remissions, renditions, repetitions, rhetoricians, statisticians, submissions, superstitions, suspicions, tacticians, technicians, theoreticians, traditions, transmissions, tuitions. |
| 4 | -sh u n z | abbreviations, abductions, aberrations, abortions, abstractions, accommodations, accreditations, accumulations, accusations, actions, adaptations, addictions, administrations, adoptions, affections, affiliations, affirmations, afflictions, aggressions, allegations, allocations, alterations, altercations, amplifications, amputations, animations, annotations, anticipations, appellations, applications, apprehensions, appropriations, approximations, arbitrations, aspirations, assassinations, assertions, associations, assumptions, attentions, attractions, auctions, authentications, authorizations, calculations, cancellations, capitalizations, captions, carnations, castrations, cautions, celebrations, certifications, characterizations, circulations, citations, civilizations, clarifications, classifications, collaborations, collections, combinations, commemorations, communications, compensations, compilations, completions, complexions, complications, compulsions, computations, concentrations, conceptions, concessions, concoctions, concussions, condemnations, confections, confessions, configurations, confirmations, confrontations, congratulations, congregations, conjugations, conjunctions, connections, connotations, consecrations, considerations, consolations, consolidations, constellations, constitutions, constrictions, constructions, consultations, contentions, contortions, contractions, contradictions, contraptions, contributions, conventions, conversations, convictions, convulsions, cooperations, corporations, corrections, correlations, corruptions, creations, crustaceans, cushions, dalmatians, decapitations, deceptions, declarations, decorations, deductions, defections, degradations, delegations, deletions, deliberations, demarcations, demonstrations, demotions, denationalizations, denominations, denunciations, depictions, deportations, depreciations, depredations, depressions, deprivations, descriptions, desecrations, desertions, designations, destinations, detentions, determinations, detonations, devaluations, deviations, digressions, dimensions, directions, discolorations, discussions, dislocations, disruptions, dissections, distinctions, distortions, distractions, distributions, diversifications, donations, dramatizations, duplications, durations, educations, egyptians, elections, electrocutions, elevations, eliminations, elocutions, emanations, emigrations, emotions, erections, eruptions, estimations, evacuations, evaluations, evictions, exacerbations, exactions, exaggerations, examinations, excavations, exceptions, exclamations, executions, exemptions, exertions, exhortations, expansions, expectations, expirations, explanations, explorations, expressions, expropriations, expulsions, extensions, extractions, fabrications, factions, fashions, federations, fictions, flirtations, fluctuations, formations, formulations, fortifications, foundations, fractions, frictions, frustrations, functions, generalizations, generations, gradations, graduations, gyrations, hallucinations, hesitations, hospitalizations, humiliations, identifications, illustrations, imaginations, imitations, immunizations, impatiens, imperfections, implications, impressions, improvisations, inaugurations, incarnations, inclinations, incorporations, indications, indiscretions, infections, infestations, inflections, informations, infractions, injections, injunctions, innovations, inoculations, inscriptions, insinuations, inspections, inspirations, installations, institutions, instructions, integrations, interactions, interceptions, interconnections, interjections, interpretations, interrogations, interruptions, intersections, intimations, introductions, inundations, inventions, investigations, invitations, irritations, jurisdictions, justifications, lacerations, liberalizations, limitations, liquidations, litigations, locations, lotions, machinations, magnifications, malformations, malfunctions, manifestations, manipulations, martians, medications, meditations, mentions, migrations, ministrations, miscalculations, misconceptions, miscreations, misperceptions, misrepresentations, mobilizations, modifications, motions, motivations, mutations, mutilations, nationalizations, nations, negotiations, nominations, notations, notifications, notions, objections, obligations, observations, obsessions, obstructions, occupations, oceans, operations, oppressions, options, orations, orchestrations, organizations, orientations, originations, oscillations, ovations, palpitations, participations, passions, patients, pensions, perceptions, perforations, permutations, perturbations, plantations, pontifications, populations, portions, possessions, potions, precautions, preconceptions, predictions, predilections, preoccupations, preparations, prescriptions, presentations, presumptions, pretensions, privations, privatizations, processions, proclamations, productions, professions, prognostications, projections, promotions, pronunciations, proportions, prosecutions, protections, protestations, provocations, publications, qualifications, quotations, ramifications, rationalizations, rations, reactions, realizations, recapitalizations, receptions, recessions, recitations, recollections, recommendations, reconciliations, reconstructions, recriminations, redemptions, reductions, reflections, registrations, regressions, regulations, rehabilitations, rejections, relations, relocations, renegotiations, renovations, reorganizations, reparations, repercussions, repossessions, representations, repressions, reproductions, reputations, reservations, resignations, resolutions, restorations, restrictions, revaluations, revelations, reverberations, revocations, revolutions, rotations, ruminations, sanctions, satisfactions, secretions, sections, selections, sensations, separations, sessions, simulations, situations, solicitations, solutions, specifications, speculations, stations, sterilizations, stipulations, strangulations, subluxations, subscriptions, substitutions, summations, suspensions, syndications, tabulations, telecommunications, temptations, terminations, transactions, transcriptions, transformations, transgressions, translations, tribulations, vacations, vaccinations, valuations, variations, vibrations, violations, visitations, vocations, workstations. |
| 3 | -u n z | abandons, abrasions, abstentions, accordions, aliens, allergens, allusions, amphibians, antigens, antihistamines, antitoxins, aprons, arcadians, arsons, artisans, aspens, aspersions, assassins, Avions, awakens, badmintons, balbriggans, barbarians, bargains, barons, barrens, basins, bastions, battalions, beacons, beckons, bedouins, billions, blackens, bourbons, brackens, brightens, broadens, bruins, bulletins, burdens, buttons, cabins, cannons, canons, cantons, canyons, captains, carbons, carcinogens, cardigans, cartons, catamarans, catkins, caymans, centenarians, champions, chaplains, charlatans, chickens, chieftains, citizens, civilians, collegians, collisions, comedians, Commons, companions, comparisons, conclusions, confusions, congresspersons, contrarians, contusions, conversions, cottons, cousins, cravens, curtains, custodians, Daltons, dandelions, deacons, decisions, deepens, delicatessens, delusions, demons, denizens, determines, Dickens, dioxins, disciplinarians, disciplines, diversions, divisions, Dobsons, doctrines, dolphins, dozens, dragons, dungeons, elevens, endorphins, engines, environs, envisions, eons, equations, estrogens, evasions, evens, examines, exclusions, excursions, explosions, falcons, famines, felons, firmans, fluorocarbons, fortunes, fountains, frightens, galleons, gallons, Gammons, gardens, gascons, germans, Gibbons, givens, globulins, gluttons, gorgons, Gowans, grabens, gremlins, gryphons, guardians, happens, hardens, hastens, havens, heavens, heightens, heroines, herons, historians, hooligans, horizons, humanitarians, humans, hydrocarbons, hydrogens, illusions, imagines, incisions, inclusions, incursions, infusions, intentions, interventions, intestines, intrusions, invasions, ions, jillions, Jordans, kindergartens, kitchens, kittens, leavens, legions, lemans, lemons, lengthens, lesbians, lesions, lessens, lessons, libertarians, librarians, lichens, likens, linens, lions, lippens, listens, loosens, lubricants, luncheons, maidens, mandarins, mansions, margins, Marlins, martens, masons, matrons, mavens, medallions, medicines, melons, metropolitans, mignons, millions, minions, misfortunes, mittens, Morgans, mountains, muffins, mullens, myrmidons, neurosurgeons, newspersons, nonwovens, occasions, omens, onions, opens, opinions, organs, orphans, ovens, paeans, pardons, parliamentarians, Parsons, partisans, pathogens, patrons, pavilions, pedestrians, pelicans, penguins, penicillins, peons, persons, persuasions, pigeons, Pipkins, pistons, plantains, plebeians, poisons, pollens, polyhedrons, porcelains, prisons, prostaglandins, protozoans, provisions, pumpkins, puritans, questions, quickens, ravens, reasons, rebellions, recisions, reckons, regimens, regions, religions, reopens, republicans, rescissions, reunions, revisions, ribbons, Robins, romans, ruins, saddens, salmons, samaritans, sapiens, scallions, scorpions, seasons, seminarians, sermons, sevens, shamans, sharpens, shenanigans, shortens, Siemens, siphons, sirens, skeletons, slackens, slogans, smoothens, snapdragons, softens, sovereigns, sovrans, specimens, spokespersons, squadrons, stallions, stiffens, straightens, strengthens, sturgeons, subdivisions, suburbans, suggestions, sultans, summons, surgeons, sweetens, talons, tamarins, televisions, tendons, tensions, theologians, thickens, threatens, tightens, titans, toboggans, tokens, totalitarians, toughens, toxins, transfusions, trillions, truncheons, turbans, unions, unisons, urchins, utopians, vegetarians, versions, veterans, veterinarians, villains, virgins, visions, vitamins, wagons, wardens, warrens, watermelons, weakens, weapons, widens, woolens, worsens, yaupons, zillions. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "i-i-n-o-o-o-p-p-r-s-s-t" | |
-1 letter: oppositions, proposition. | |
-2 letters: opposition, postprison. | |
-3 letters: positions, positrons, propositi, proptosis, sorptions, spiritoso. | |
-4 letters: ironists, portions, position, positron, ripstops, sorption, topspins, torsions. | |
-5 letters: ironist, isospin, nitroso, options, orisons, pissoir, pistons, poisons, portion, postins, potions, prisons, protons, riposts, ripstop, spinors, spintos, spirits, sponsor, sprints, topspin, torsion, tropins, tsooris. | |
| Words containing the letters "i-i-n-o-o-o-p-p-r-s-s-t" | |
+2 letters: disproportions. | |
+5 letters: disproportionates, photorespirations. | |
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| 1. Definition 2. Crosswords 3. Usage: Commercial 4. Quotations: Familiar | 5. Quotations: Fiction 6. Quotations: Non-fiction 7. Quotations: Speeches 8. Usage Frequency | 9. Translations: Modern 10. Derivations 11. Rhymes 12. Anagrams | 13. Bibliography |
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