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sup·po·si·tion       [suhp-uh-zish-uhn] Pronunciation Key
–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)  Pronunciation Key 
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

noun
1. a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence [syn: guess] 
2. a hypothesis that is taken for granted; "any society is built upon certain assumptions" [syn: assumption] 
3. the cognitive process of supposing 

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

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.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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