supposition

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supposition

/ˌsʌpəˈzɪʃən/

Where it comes from

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”).

noun suppositions

countable, uncountable Something that is supposed; an assumption made to account for known facts, conjecture. The supposition that Geoffrey had been chloroformed was a reasonable hypothesis at that stage of the disclosure.
countable, uncountable The act or an instance of supposing.

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noun assumption

Español	suposición
한국어	상상 sangsang, 추측 chucheuk
日本語	想像 sōzō, 推測 suisoku
中文	假定 jiǎdìng, 設想 /设想 shèxiǎng
Português	suposição
Français	hypothèse, supposition, conjecture
Deutsch	Annahme, Supposition
Italiano	supposizione, presupposto
Ελληνικά	υπόθεση ypóthesi
Română	supoziție, presupunere
Русский	предположе́ние predpoložénije
العربية	اِفْتِرَاض iftirāḍ, فَرْضِيَّة farḍiyya

noun the act or an instance of supposing

Deutsch	Annehmen
Română	presupunere

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@misc{supposition_2026,
  title = {supposition},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/supposition},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}