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supposition

[ suhp-uh-zish-uhn ]

noun

  1. the act of supposing.
  2. something that is supposed; assumption; hypothesis.


supposition

/ ˌʌəˈɪʃə /

noun

  1. the act of supposing
  2. a fact, theory, etc, that is supposed
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌܱˈپDzԱ, adjective
  • ˌܱˈپDzԲ, adverb
  • ˌܱˈپDzԲ, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ܱp·tDz· adjective
  • ܱp·tDz··ly adverb
  • ԴDzȴܱ··tDz· adjective
  • ԴDzȴܱ··tDz··ly adverb
  • ܲȴܱ··tDz· adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of supposition1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Latin ܱDzپō- (stem of ܱDzپō ) “substitution” ( English meaning by association with suppose ), equivalent to supposit(us) (past participle of ܱōԱ “to substitute”) + -ō- stem of noun suffix -io; -ion, sup-, position
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“Traitors” may be the most meta game on TV, in that every competitor has watched at least some of their rivals’ shows and bases suppositions about their trustworthiness off their franchises.

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Others were being medicated indefinitely on mere suppositions of mental illness.

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You might leave the enjoyable “Sangre de Nopal/Blood of the Nopal” scratching your head over the supposition of the primacy of an art and science “collision.”

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The FTC already has sued to block the merger, and it’s a fair supposition that under a President Harris the agency won’t be backing off.

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He may continue to be the Republican presidential nominee, though both of those suppositions are highly debatable.

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