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Word entry · 11 letters

supposition

Best crossword clue

"Educated guess"

11 letters · collected on this word page

11 lettersPronunciation /ˌsʌpəˈzɪʃən/Part of speech nounSorted iinooppsstuStarts with SEnds with N1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. the cognitive process of supposing

Word origin

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”).

Used in a sentence

  • The supposition that Geoffrey had been chloroformed was a reasonable hypothesis at that stage of the disclosure.

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