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sup·po·si·tion
 supposition
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- pronunciation:
- suh
p
zI
shn
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
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noun |
| definition 1: |
something that is supposed; assumption; hypothesis.
The police were operating under the supposition that the perpetrator was a man.- synonyms:
- assumption, hypothesis, theory
- similar words:
- presumption, suspicion
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| definition 2: |
the act of supposing.
You shouldn't come to a conclusion through supposition; you should try to ascertain the facts.- synonyms:
- assumption, presumption
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| related words: |
belief, concept, conclusion, conjecture, guess, idea, judgment, proposition, theory, thought |
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| derivations: |
suppositional (adj.), suppositionally (adv.) |
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