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sup⋅po⋅si⋅tion

  [suhp-uh-zish-uhn]
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–noun
1. the act of supposing.
2. something that is supposed; assumption; hypothesis.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME < L suppositiōn- (s. of suppositiō) substitution (E meaning by assoc. with suppose ), equiv. to supposit(us) (ptp. of suppōnere to substitute) + -iōn- -ion. See sup-, position

Related forms:
sup⋅po⋅si⋅tion⋅al, adjective
sup⋅po⋅si⋅tion⋅al⋅ly, adverb
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sup·po·si·tion   (sŭp'ə-zĭsh'ən)   
n.  
  1. The act of supposing.
  2. Something supposed; an assumption.
sup'po·si'tion·al adj., sup'po·si'tion·al·ly adv.
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Supposition

Sup`po*si"tion\, n. [F. supposition, L. suppositio a placing under, a substitution, fr. supponere, suppositium, to put under, to substitute. The word has the meaning corresponding to suppose. See Sub-, and Position.]

1. The act of supposing, laying down, imagining, or considering as true or existing, what is known not to be true, or what is not proved.

2. That which is supposed; hypothesis; conjecture; surmise; opinion or belief without sufficient evidence.

This is only an infallibility upon supposition that if a thing be true, it is imposible to be false. --Tillotson.

He means are in supposition. --Shak.
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Language Translation for : supposition
Spanish: suposición, conjetura; opinión, parecer,
German: die Vermutung,
Japanese: 推測
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