SUPPOSITION


Meaning of SUPPOSITION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌsə-pə-ˈzi-shən ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English supposicioun, from Anglo-French supposicion, from Late Latin supposition-, suppositio, from Latin, act of placing beneath, from supponere

Date: 15th century

1. : something that is supposed : hypothesis

2. : the act of supposing

• sup·po·si·tion·al -ˈzish-nəl, -ˈzi-shə-n ə l adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.