- ex|pos|tu|la|tion
- ex|pos|tu|la|tion «ehk SPOS chuh LAY shuhn», noun.earnest protest; friendly remonstrance: »
The teacher's expostulations were wasted, for the boy made no effort to improve his work.
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pos´tu|la´tion — pos|tu|late «noun. POS chuh liht; verb. POS chuh layt», noun, verb, lat|ed, lat|ing. –n. something taken for granted or assumed as a basis for reasoning; fundamental principle; necessary condition: »One postulate in geometry is that a straight… … Useful english dictionary
pos|tu|la|tion|al — «POS chuh LAY shuh nuhl», adjective. of or having to do with postulating … Useful english dictionary
pos|tu|late — «noun. POS chuh liht; verb. POS chuh layt», noun, verb, lat|ed, lat|ing. –n. something taken for granted or assumed as a basis for reasoning; fundamental principle; necessary condition: »One postulate in geometry is that a straight line is the… … Useful english dictionary
pos — ad·i·pos·i·ty; an·tero·pos·te·ri·or; an·thro·pos·co·py; an·thro·pos·o·phy; bal·a·no·pos·thi·tis; col·pos; com·pos·ed·ly; com·pos·er; com·pos·i·tae; com·pos·ite·ness; com·pos·i·tive; com·pos·i·tor; com·pos·i·tum; com·pos; com·pos·si·bil·i·ty;… … English syllables
tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… … English syllables
hy|pos´ta|ti|za´tion — hy|pos|ta|tize «hy POS tuh tyz, hih », transitive verb, tized, tiz|ing. to treat or regard as a distinct substance or reality; attribute substantial existence to. –hy|pos´ta|ti|za´tion, noun … Useful english dictionary
hy|pos|ta|tize — «hy POS tuh tyz, hih », transitive verb, tized, tiz|ing. to treat or regard as a distinct substance or reality; attribute substantial existence to. –hy|pos´ta|ti|za´tion, noun … Useful english dictionary
postulate — pos|tu|late1 [ pastʃə,leıt ] verb transitive FORMAL to claim or imagine that something is true or that it exists ╾ pos|tu|la|tion [ ,pastʃə leıʃn ] noun count or uncount postulate pos|tu|late 2 [ pastʃə,leıt ] noun count FORMAL an idea that is an … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
postulate — pos•tu•late v. [[t]ˈpɒs tʃəˌleɪt[/t]] n. [[t] lɪt, ˌleɪt[/t]] v. lat•ed, lat•ing, n. 1) to claim or assume the existence or truth of, esp. as a basis for reasoning or arguing 2) to ask, demand, or claim 3) to assume without proof, or as self… … From formal English to slang
posterization — pos·ter·iza·tion … English syllables
