supposition
IPA: sʌpʌzˈɪʃʌn
noun
- Something that is supposed; an assumption made to account for known facts, conjecture.
- The act or an instance of supposing.
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Examples of "supposition" in Sentences
- One of the suppositions is wrong.
- Indeed, the supposition is laughable.
- Thanks for the proof of my supposition.
- All the rest is just supposition and speculation.
- Even if he was, the article is full of supposition.
- The third element in my supposition is the speed of change.
- Definitely, it needs references to justify many of the suppositions.
- Everything that connects Palin to the the rape kit charges is supposition.
- I will, however, comment on the supposition that my deletions are untoward.
- Because those pesky libruls and their facts, supposition is so much better.
- But this supposition depends on a merely conjectural emendation of the text.
- Especially when the supposition is some sort of pan-Muslim jihadi conspiracy!
- However, supposition was a different semantic relationship than signification.
- Their supposition is that "public excitement = great bundles of cash rained upon them by Congress."
- Which, contrary to your supposition, is why I call regimes such as USSR, PRC, GDR, DPRK et al communist.
- Show by such reasoning that the net affect of their supposition is the end result will be the exact opposite of what they purportedly support or believe in.
- Given that Affleck and Damon are putting together a producing deal with WB now, the supposition is that this could be their first project together for the studio.
- I started out saying "if the authors are correct in their supposition that the rate of melting has greatly increased in the last several years", IOW everything following was based on the authors '(not my) * supposition* being true.