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English Dictionary: supposition	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
supposition n a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence Synonym(s): guess, conjecture, supposition, surmise, surmisal, speculation, hypothesis a hypothesis that is taken for granted; "any society is built upon certain assumptions" Synonym(s): assumption, supposition, supposal the cognitive process of supposing Synonym(s): supposition, supposal
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Supposition \Sup`posi"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.