English noun: proposal |
1. | proposal (communication) something proposed (such as a plan or assumption) |
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| Broader (hypernym) | content, message, subject matter, substance |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | advice, counterproposal, hypothesis, introduction, motion, proffer, proposition, question, re-introduction, suggestion |
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2. | proposal (communication) an offer of marriage |
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| Synonyms | marriage offer, marriage proposal, proposal of marriage |
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| Broader (hypernym) | offer, offering |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | question |
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3. | proposal (communication) the act of making a proposal |
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| Samples | They listened to her proposal.
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| Synonyms | proposition |
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| Broader (hypernym) | speech act |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | presentation |
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