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• posit — pos|it [ˈpɔzıt US ˈpa: ] v [T] [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: positus; POSITION1] formal to suggest that a particular idea should be accepted as a fact posit that ▪ He posited that each planet moved in a perfect circle …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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