supposition
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle English supposicioun, from Anglo-Norman supposicion, 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”).
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NounEdit
supposition (countable and uncountable, plural suppositions)
- Something that is supposed; an assumption made to account for known facts, conjecture.
- The act or an instance of supposing.
SynonymsEdit
- See also Thesaurus:supposition
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TranslationsEdit
assumption
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the act or an instance of supposing
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FrenchEdit
EtymologyEdit
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NounEdit
supposition f (plural suppositions)
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Further readingEdit
- “supposition”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.