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supposition
/ˌsʌpəˈzɪʃən/ noun
Latin root: suppositiō Wiktionary
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about supposition at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- Something that is supposed; an assumption made to account for known facts, conjecture.
- The act or an instance of supposing.
Origin
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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