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supposition |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: supposition n 1: a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence [syn: {guess}, {conjecture}, {surmise}, {speculation}, {hypothesis}] 2: a hypothesis that is taken for granted; "any society is built upon certain assumptions" [syn: {assumption}] 3: the cognitive process of supposing [syn: {supposal}]
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