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presumptive definition

pre·sump·tive (prē zump′tiv, pri-)

adjective

  1. giving reasonable ground for belief presumptive evidence
  2. based on probability; presumed an heir presumptive

Etymology: Fr présomptif < LL praesumptivus < L praesumptus: see presumption

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