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presumptive
[ pri-zuhmp-tiv ]
adjective
- affording ground for belief or presumption:
presumptive evidence.
- based on likelihood or presumption:
a presumptive title; the presumptive nominee.
- regarded as such by presumption; based on inference; assumed:
a presumptive case of pneumonia.
- Embryology. pertaining to the part of an embryo that, in the course of normal development, will predictably become a particular structure or region.
presumptive
/ ɪˈʌɪ /
adjective
- based on presumption or probability
- affording reasonable ground for belief
- of or relating to embryonic tissues that become differentiated into a particular tissue or organ
presumptive epidermis
Derived Forms
- ˈܳپ, adverb
- ˈܳپԱ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- ·ܳt· adverb
- ԴDzp·ܳt adjective
- non·ܳt· adverb
- v··ܳt adjective
- over··ܳt· adverb
- ܲp·ܳt adjective
- un·ܳt· adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of presumptive1
Example Sentences
Los Angeles County health officials have identified three more cats with presumptive H5N1; the source of the virus has not yet determined, but experts suspect raw meat.
United States, writing that “the President may not be prosecuted for exercising his core constitutional powers, and he is entitled to at least presumptive immunity from prosecution for his official acts.”
On Friday, the San Francisco Department of Public Health reported a presumptive case of H5N1 bird flu in a child, which the CDC hasn't confirmed yet.
The figurehead for this return to focus on baseline health is Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-Elect Trump’s presumptive nominee for United States secretary of health and human services.
Another presumptive case was reported in Wisconsin today, a first for the state.
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