supposition

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EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old French, from Latin suppositiō, suppositiōnem (“supposition”), from sub- (“under”) + positiō, positiōnem (“position; theme”), from positus (“position”), from the perfect passive participle of pōnō, pōnere (“put, place”).

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ˌsʌpəˈzɪʃən/

NounEdit

supposition (countable and uncountable, plural suppositions)

1. Something that is supposed; an assumption made to account for known facts, conjecture.
2. The act or an instance of supposing.

SynonymsEdit

• See also Thesaurus:supposition

Related termsEdit

• suppositious

TranslationsEdit

assumption

• Bulgarian: предположение (bg) n (predpoloženie)
• Czech: předpoklad m
• Dutch: veronderstelling (nl)
• Esperanto: supozo
• Maori: pūmāramarama

• Polish: założenie (pl) n
• Portuguese: suposição (pt) f
• Russian: предположение (ru) n (predpoloženije)
• Spanish: suposición (es) f
• Swedish: supposition (sv) c

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FrenchEdit

EtymologyEdit

From supposer +‎ -ition.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /sy.po.zi.sjɔ̃/

NounEdit

supposition f (plural suppositions)

1. supposition

Related termsEdit

• présupposition

Further readingEdit

• “supposition” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).