MEANING
A circumstance that must hold for a statement to be true.
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- truth-condition of a sentence
- specify truth-conditions
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The analysis specifies the truth-conditions of the sentence.
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- truth-condition
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Usage notes
Primary category: analysis / argumentation / evidence. Forms: Singular truth-condition; plural truth-conditions. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common.
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