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presumptive definition
pre·sump·tive (prē zump′tiv, pri-)
adjective
- giving reasonable ground for belief presumptive evidence
- based on probability; presumed an heir presumptive
Etymology: Fr présomptif < LL praesumptivus < L praesumptus: see presumption
Related Forms:
- presumptively pre·sump′·tively adverb
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