POSTULA'TION, noun [Latin postulatio.] The act of supposing without proof; gratuitous assumption. 1. Supplication; intercession; also, suit; cause.
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Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary
POSTULA'TION, noun [Latin postulatio.] The act of supposing without proof; gratuitous assumption. 1. Supplication; intercession; also, suit; cause.
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